Rift Valley fever

被引:42
作者
Gerdes, GH [1 ]
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[1] Vet Res Inst, Dept Virol, ZA-0110 Onderstepoort, South Africa
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10.1016/S0749-0720(02)00029-4
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
Rift Valley fever is an acute arthropod-borne viral disease of ruminants characterized by high mortality in lambs, kids, and calves less than 1 week old, and by abortion in pregnant animals. The disease is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Epizootics occur during periods of above-average rainfall with persistent flooding and in the presence of large numbers of mosquitoes. Rift Valley fever is a zoonosis, and care should be taken when handling infected material. Livestock in endemic areas normally are vaccinated.
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