Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019

Autor: Ayman Ahmed, Yousif Ali, Adel Elduma, Mawahib Hassan Eldigail, Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud, Nouh Saad Mohamed, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Isabelle Dietrich, Scott C. Weaver
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 3030-3033 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
29092957
DOI: 10.3201/eid2612.201599
Popis: We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions among their livestock.
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