Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulating among Ruminants, Mosquitoes and Humans in the Central African Republic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes a viral zoonosis, with discontinuous epizootics and sporadic epidemics, essentially in East Africa. Infection with this virus causes severe illness and abortion in sheep, goats, and cattle as well as other domestic animals. Humans can also be exposed through close contact with infectious tissues or by bites from infected mosquitoes, primarily of the Aedes and Culex genuses. Although the cycle of RVFV infection in savannah regions is well documented, its distribution in forest areas in central Africa has been poorly investigated.

Methodology/principal findings

To evaluate current circulation of RVFV among livestock and humans living in the Central African Republic (CAR), blood samples were collected from sheep, cattle, and goat

SUBMITTER: Nakoune E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5070846 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature