Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalence in human rural populations of Gabon.

• Main Authors: Xavier Pourrut (Author), Dieudonné Nkoghé (Author), Marc Souris (Author), Christophe Paupy (Author), Janusz Paweska (Author), Cindy Padilla (Author), Ghislain Moussavou (Author), Eric M Leroy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis caused by a phlebovirus and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Humans can also be infected through direct contact with blood (aerosols) or tissues (placenta, stillborn) of infected animals. Although severe clinical cases can be obs...