title: [Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats in Senegal].
abstract: A total of 1,715 randomly selected sheep and goat sera from Senegal were tested for antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results showed that Rift Valley fever is enzootic. The prevalence is highly heterogeneous, depending on the area. Sheep and goats expressed comparable antibody prevalence, suggesting that both are involved equally in the virus cycle.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons-Alford, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillaud
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Le Guenno
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Desoutter
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Digoutte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002043:Bunyaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012675:Senegal; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Prévalence en anticorps contre le virus de la fièvre de la vallée du Rift chez les petits ruminants du Sénégal.