Rift Valley fever in Chad.
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.
Ringot
David
D
Interarmy Veterinary Sector for Montpellier, French Defense Medical Service, Nîmes, France. svi34@wanadoo.fr
Durand
Jean-Paul
JP
Toulou
Hugues
H
Boutin
Jean-Paul
JP
Davoust
Bernard
B
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
D000914:Antibodies, Viral