Integrated Analysis of Environment, Cattle and Human Serological Data: Risks and Mechanisms of Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Madagascar.

• Main Authors: Marie-Marie Olive (Author), Véronique Chevalier (Author), Vladimir Grosbois (Author), Annelise Tran (Author), Soa-Fy Andriamandimby (Author), Benoit Durand (Author), Jean-Pierre Ravalohery (Author), Seta Andriamamonjy (Author), Fanjasoa Rakotomanana (Author), Christophe Rogier (Author), Jean-Michel Heraud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne disease affecting ruminants and humans. Madagascar was heavily affected by RVF in 2008-2009, with evidence of a large and heterogeneous spread of the disease. The identification of at-risk environments is essential to optimize the available resour...