Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae. In Kenya, major outbreaks occurred in 1997–1998 and 2006–2007 leading to human deaths, huge economic losses because of livestock morbidity, mortality, and restrictions on liv...
Nanyingi, M.O.
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Muchemi, G.M.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Ade, F.
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Onyango, C.O.
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Kiama, S.G.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Seroepidemiological survey of Rift Valley fever virus in ruminants in Garissa, Kenya]
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Seroepidemiological survey of Rift Valley fever virus in ruminants in Garissa, Kenya
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is an arthropod-borne viral zoonosis with a potential global threat to domestic animals and humans. Climate variability is recognized as one of the major drivers contributing RVF epidemics and epizootics that have been closely linked to cyclic occurrence of the warm phase ...
Nanyingi, M.O.
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Muchemi, G.M.
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Kiama, S.G.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Perspectives of predictive epidemiology and early warning systems for Rift Valley fever in Garissa, Kenya]
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Perspectives of predictive epidemiology and early warning systems for Rift Valley fever in Garissa, Kenya
Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses through human illness and deaths, high livestock abortions and deaths. This report provides an overview on epidemiol...