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High seroprevalence of Rift Valley FEVER AND EVIDENCE FOR ENDEMIC circulation in Mbeya region, Tanzania, in a cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-borne phlebovirus. RVFV mostly causes outbreaks among domestic ruminants with a major economic impact. Human infections are associated with these events, with a fatality rate of 0.5-2%. Since the virus is able to use many mosquito specie...

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Main Authors: Norbert Heinrich (Author), Elmar Saathoff (Author), Nina Weller (Author), Petra Clowes (Author), Inge Kroidl (Author), Elias Ntinginya (Author), Harun Machibya (Author), Leonard Maboko (Author), Thomas Löscher (Author), Gerhard Dobler (Author), Michael Hoelscher (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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