The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19.

• Main Authors: Younjung Kim (Author), Raphaëlle Métras (Author), Laure Dommergues (Author), Chouanibou Youssouffi (Author), Soihibou Combo (Author), Gilles Le Godais (Author), Dirk U Pfeiffer (Author), Catherine Cêtre-Sossah (Author), Eric Cardinale (Author), Laurent Filleul (Author), Hassani Youssouf (Author), Marion Subiros (Author), Guillaume Fournié (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne viral disease of major animal and public health importance. In 2018-19, it caused an epidemic in both livestock and human populations of the island of Mayotte. Using Bayesian modelling approaches, we assessed the spatio-temporal pattern of RVF virus (RVFV) i...