Mosquito survey in Mauritania: Detection of Rift Valley fever virus and dengue virus and the determination of feeding patterns.

• Main Authors: Franziska Stoek (Author), Yahya Barry (Author), Aliou Ba (Author), Ansgar Schulz (Author), Melanie Rissmann (Author), Claudia Wylezich (Author), Balal Sadeghi (Author), Abdellahi Diambar Beyit (Author), Albert Eisenbarth (Author), Fatimetou Bounene N'diaye (Author), Mohamed Lemine Haki (Author), Baba Abdellahi Doumbia (Author), Mohamed Baba Gueya (Author), Mohamed Yahya Bah (Author), Martin Eiden (Author), Martin H Groschup (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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In Mauritania, several mosquito-borne viruses have been reported that can cause devastating diseases in animals and humans. However, monitoring data on their occurrence and local distribution are limited. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-borne virus that causes major outbreaks througho...