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
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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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author Ahmed, Ayman
Ali, Yousif
Elduma, Adel
Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan
Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah
Mohamed, Nouh Saad
Ksiazek, Thomas G.
Dietrich, Isabelle
Weaver, Scott C.
author_facet Ahmed, Ayman
Ali, Yousif
Elduma, Adel
Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan
Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah
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Ksiazek, Thomas G.
Dietrich, Isabelle
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description 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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spelling pubmed-77069392020-12-08 Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 Ahmed, Ayman Ali, Yousif Elduma, Adel Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah Mohamed, Nouh Saad Ksiazek, Thomas G. Dietrich, Isabelle Weaver, Scott C. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7706939/ /pubmed/33219787 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.201599 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Ksiazek, Thomas G.
Dietrich, Isabelle
Weaver, Scott C.
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title_fullStr Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019
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url 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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