Exploratory space-time analyses of Rift Valley Fever in South Africa in 2008-2011.

• Main Authors: Raphaëlle Métras (Author), Thibaud Porphyre (Author), Dirk U Pfeiffer (Author), Alan Kemp (Author), Peter N Thompson (Author), Lisa M Collins (Author), Richard G White (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic arbovirosis for which the primary hosts are domestic livestock (cattle, sheep and goats). RVF was first described in South Africa in 1950-1951. Mechanisms for short and long distance transmission have been hypothesised, but there is little supporting evidence. H...