Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Seropositivity, Northeastern Kenya

Most outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) occur in remote locations after floods. To determine environmental risk factors and long-term sequelae of human RVF, we examined rates of previous Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) exposure by age and location during an interepidemic period in 2006. In a random...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 1240 - 1246
Main Authors:	LaBeaud, A. Desiree, Muchiri, Eric M., Ndzovu, Malik, Mwanje, Mariam T., Muiruri, Samuel, Peters, Clarence J., King, Charles H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Antibodies, Viral - blood arboviruses bioterrorism Bunyaviridae Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Female hemorrhagic fevers/viral Housing Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - blood Infant Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Rift Valley fever Rift Valley Fever - blood Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology Rift Valley Fever - immunology Rift Valley fever virus Risk Factors Rural Population Seroepidemiologic Studies Surveys Kenya
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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