Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Livestock, Mozambique, 2014

In early 2014, abortions and death of ruminants were reported on farms in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique. Serologic analysis and quantitative and conventional reverse transcription PCR confirmed the presence of Rift Valley fever virus. The viruses belonged to lineage C, which is prevalent amo...

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Autores principales: Fafetine, José M., Coetzee, Peter, Mubemba, Benjamin, Nhambirre, Ofélia, Neves, Luis, Coetzer, J.A.W., Venter, Estelle H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5189134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27869589
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2212.160310
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Sumario:In early 2014, abortions and death of ruminants were reported on farms in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique. Serologic analysis and quantitative and conventional reverse transcription PCR confirmed the presence of Rift Valley fever virus. The viruses belonged to lineage C, which is prevalent among Rift Valley fever viruses in southern Africa.

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