Silent Circulation of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, Botswana, 2013–2014

We evaluated the prevalence of Rift Valley fever virus IgG and IgM in human serum samples (n = 1,276) collected in 2013-2014 in northern Botswana. Our findings provide evidence of active circulation of this virus in humans in the absence of clinical disease in this region.

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 2453 - 2456
Main Authors:	Sanderson, Claire E., Jori, Ferran, Moolla, Naazneen, Paweska, Janusz T., Oumer, Nesredin, Alexander, Kathleen A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Aedes mosquitos, arboviruses Age Agricultural production Botswana Cattle Culex mosquitos Disease transmission Dispatch Epidemics Fever Human health and pathology Immunoglobulin G Infection Infections infectious disease transmission Infectious diseases Life Sciences Livestock Medical research Mosquitoes One Health Pregnancy Public health R&D Research & development Rift valley fever Santé publique et épidémiologie Seasons Serology Silent Circulation of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, Botswana, 2013–2014 Vector-borne diseases Viruses Wildlife conservation Womens health United States > US Virginia Botswana Culex mosquitos viruses Rift Valley fever infectious disease transmission Botswana arboviruses livestock pregnancy outcomes public health Aedes mosquitos One Health maladie de l'homme épidémiologie morbidité fièvre de la Vallée du Rift transmission des maladies Virus de la fièvre de la vallée du Rift
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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