Postepidemic Analysis of Rift Valley Fever Virus Transmission in Northeastern Kenya: A Village Cohort Study

In endemic areas, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a significant threat to both human and animal health. Goals of this study were to measure human anti-RVFV seroprevalence in a high-risk area following the 2006-2007 Kenyan Rift Valley Fever (RVF) epidemic, to identify risk factors for interval sero...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Vol. 5; no. 8; p. e1265
Main Authors:	LaBeaud, A. Desirée, Muiruri, Samuel, Sutherland, Laura J., Dahir, Saidi, Gildengorin, Ginny, Morrill, John, Muchiri, Eric M., Peters, Clarence J., King, Charles H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science (PLoS) 01.08.2011 Public Library of Science
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Animal diseases Animals Antibodies, Neutralizing Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood Antibodies, Viral Antibodies, Viral - blood Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Confidence intervals Disease transmission Encephalitis Feeding Behavior Female Fever Health aspects Health risk assessment Households Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Livestock Logistics Male Medicine Middle Aged Milk Mosquitoes Neutralization Neutralization Tests Outbreaks Public aspects of medicine Public health RA1-1270 RC955-962 Research Article Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology Rift Valley Fever - transmission Rift Valley fever virus Rift Valley fever virus - immunology Risk Factors Rural Population Seroepidemiologic Studies Studies Tropical diseases Vector-borne diseases Young Adult Kenya Humans Middle Aged Child, Preschool Infant Male Neutralization Tests Seroepidemiologic Studies Young Adult Rural Population Adult Female Rift Valley Fever Child Infant, Newborn Milk Antibodies, Neutralizing Rift Valley fever virus Risk Factors Feeding Behavior Antibodies, Viral Kenya Aged, 80 & over Animals Adolescent Aged Cohort Studies
ISSN:	1935-2735, 1935-2727, 1935-2735
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