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- Title
Unexpected Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Northern Mauritania.
- Authors
Ould El Mamy, Ahmed B.; Ould Baba, Mohamed; Barry, Yahya; Isselmou, Katia; Dia, Mamadou L.; Hampate, Ba; Diallo, Mamadou Y.; Ould Brahim El Kory, Mohamed; Diop, Mariam; Moustapha Lo, Modou; Thiongane, Yaya; Bengoumi, Mohammed; Puech, Lilian; Plee, Ludovic; Claes, Filip; de La Rocque, Stephane; Doumbia, Baba
- Abstract
During September-October 2010, an unprecedented outbreak of Rift Valley fever was reported in the northern Sahelian region of Mauritania after exceptionally heavy rainfall. Camels probably played a central role in the local amplification of the virus. We describe the main clinical signs (hemorrhagic fever, icterus, and nervous symptoms) observed during the outbreak.
- Subjects
MAURITANIA; RIFT Valley fever; DISEASE outbreaks; HEMORRHAGIC fever; VIRUS diseases; CAMELS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 10, p1894
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1710.110397