Understanding the legal trade of cattle and camels and the derived risk of Rift Valley Fever introduction into and transmission within Egypt.

• Main Authors: Sebastian Napp (Author), Veronique Chevalier (Author), Núria Busquets (Author), Paolo Calistri (Author), Jordi Casal (Author), Mohamed Attia (Author), Rehab Elbassal (Author), Heba Hosni (Author), Hatem Farrag (Author), Noura Hassan (Author), Rasha Tawfik (Author), Sohair Abd Elkader (Author), Shahin Bayomy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonosis, which may cause significant losses for the livestock sector and have serious public health implications. Egypt has been repeatedly affected by RVF epidemics, mainly associated to the importation of animals from sub-Saharan countries, where the di...