Short report: Rift Valley fever in western Africa: isolations from Aedes mosquitoes during an interepizootic period

Thirteen strains of Rift Valley fever virus were isolated from Aedes vexans and Ae. ochraceus mosquitoes collected in October and November 1993 in northern Senegal. Entomologic and serologic data show that the risk of a new epizootic is increasing in this region.

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 52; no. 5; p. 403
Main Authors Fontenille, D, Traore-Lamizana, M, Zeller, H, Mondo, M, Diallo, M, Digoutte, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1995
Subjects
Aedes - virology
Animals
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Female
Humans
Insect Vectors - virology
Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology
Rift Valley Fever - transmission
Rift Valley fever virus - isolation & purification
Risk Factors
Senegal - epidemiology
Senegal
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Summary:Thirteen strains of Rift Valley fever virus were isolated from Aedes vexans and Ae. ochraceus mosquitoes collected in October and November 1993 in northern Senegal. Entomologic and serologic data show that the risk of a new epizootic is increasing in this region.
ISSN:0002-9637
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.1995.52.403