Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya.

• Main Authors: A Desirée LaBeaud (Author), Sarah Pfeil (Author), Samuel Muiruri (Author), Saidi Dahir (Author), Laura J Sutherland (Author), Zachary Traylor (Author), Ginny Gildengorin (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), John Morrill (Author), C J Peters (Author), Amy G Hise (Author), James W Kazura (Author), Charles H King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a population-based cross-sectional survey in six villages across a 40 km transect in n...