“We do not bury dead livestock like human beings”: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes. In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In Baringo County, RVF was first reported in 2006–2007 resulting in 85 human cases and 5 human deaths, besides livestock losses and...

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Autores principales: Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, Salome A., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, Benson A., Nyamongo, Isaac K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5460880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005582

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5460880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005582

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