Origin of 1997–98 Rift Valley fever outbreak in East Africa

Sall et al believe that the success of Rift Valley fever in spreading and adapting to different ecological conditions should increase awareness of the disease to keep to a minimum the risk of further spread in Africa or to another continent.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1998-11, Vol.352 (9140), p.1596-1597
Main Authors: Bouloy, M, Sall, AA, Zanotto, PM de A, Vialat, P, Sene, OK
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa, Eastern - epidemiology
Animals
Arboviral haemorrhagic fevers
Arboviroses
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Outbreaks
Ecological conditions
Epidemics
Genetics
Genome, Viral
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology
Rift Valley Fever - virology
Rift Valley fever virus - classification
Rift Valley fever virus - genetics
Tropical medicine
Tropical viral diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Sall et al believe that the success of Rift Valley fever in spreading and adapting to different ecological conditions should increase awareness of the disease to keep to a minimum the risk of further spread in Africa or to another continent.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61043-4