Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019

We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions am...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Ayman, Ali, Yousif, Elduma, Adel, Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan, Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah, Mohamed, Nouh Saad, Ksiazek, Thomas G., Dietrich, Isabelle, Weaver, Scott C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33219787
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.201599
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Sumario:We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions among their livestock.

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