title: Rift Valley fever in Chad.
abstract: To evaluate the importance of human exposure to Rift Valley fever virus in Chad, investigations were carried out to determine specific antibody prevalence in domestic ruminants during the 2002 rainy season. Results highlighted recent, substantial, active transmission of this virus.
authors.affiliation: Interarmy Veterinary Sector for Montpellier, French Defense Medical Service, Nîmes, France. svi34@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ringot
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toulou
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davoust
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000821:virology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002417:Cattle; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011891:Rain; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012418:Ruminants / Q000821:virology*; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral