Development and validation of a pen side test for Rift Valley fever.

• Main Authors: Catherine Cêtre-Sossah (Author), Aurélie Pédarrieu (Author), Mikael Juremalm (Author), Petrus Jansen Van Vuren (Author), Alejandro Brun (Author), Ahmed Bezeid Ould El Mamy (Author), Jean-Michel Héraud (Author), Claudia Filippone (Author), Jean-Pierre Ravalohery (Author), Hassan Chaabihi (Author), Emmanuel Albina (Author), Laure Dommergues (Author), Janusz Paweska (Author), Eric Cardinale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Rift Valley fever (RVF) is one of the main vector borne zoonotic diseases that affects a wide range of ruminants and human beings in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. A rapid and specific test for RVF diagnosis at the site of a suspected outbreak is crucial for the imp...