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Prevalence and risk factors of Rift Valley fever in humans and animals from Kabale district in Southwestern Uganda, 2016.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease caused by Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) found in Africa and the Middle East. Outbreaks can cause extensive morbidity and mortality in humans and livestock. Following the diagnosis of two acute human RVF cases in Kabale district, Uganda, we conducted a s...

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Main Authors:	Luke Nyakarahuka (Author), Annabelle de St Maurice (Author), Lawrence Purpura (Author), Elizabeth Ervin (Author), Stephen Balinandi (Author), Alex Tumusiime (Author), Jackson Kyondo (Author), Sophia Mulei (Author), Patrick Tusiime (Author), Julius Lutwama (Author), John D Klena (Author), Shelley Brown (Author), Barbara Knust (Author), Pierre E Rollin (Author), Stuart T Nichol (Author), Trevor R Shoemaker (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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