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Ecohealth
; 17(3): 393-397, 2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33106981
ABSTRACT
Rift Valley fever is an arboviral zoonoses causing severe morbidity and mortality among humans and animals in many African countries. A cross-sectional study in populations of sheep reared around the Gidan-Waya Forest Reserve located in Jema'a LGA of Kaduna State, Nigeria to determine the serological evidence of exposure to Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of the 200 sheep sampled, 9 (4.5%; 95 CI 2.23-8.33) were positive for antibodies to the RVFV. The detection of antibodies suggests a covert circulation among the sheep and may be indicative of a subclinical infection.
Subject(s)
Rift Valley Fever/transmission , Rift Valley fever virus/isolation & purification , Sheep Diseases/transmission , Sheep/microbiology , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/isolation & purification , Cross-Sectional Studies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Feces/microbiology , Female , Male , Nigeria , Rift Valley Fever/diagnosis
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Phys Rev B Condens Matter
; 40(13): 8654-8665, 1989 Nov 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9991342