Rift Valley Fever Virus among Wild Ruminants, Etosha National Park, Namibia, 2011

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):128-30. doi: 10.3201/eid2201.150725.

Abstract

After a May 2011 outbreak of Rift Valley fever among livestock northeast of Etosha National Park, Namibia, wild ruminants in the park were tested for the virus. Antibodies were detected in springbok, wildebeest, and black-faced impala, and viral RNA was detected in springbok. Seroprevalence was high, and immune response was long lasting.

Keywords: Aepyceros melampus petersi; Antidorcas marsupialis; Connochaetes taurinus; Etosha; Namibia; Rift Valley fever; black-faced impala; epidemiology; springbok; viruses; wildebeest; wildlife; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild / virology*
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Livestock / virology*
  • Namibia / epidemiology
  • Parks, Recreational
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Rift Valley Fever / epidemiology*
  • Rift Valley Fever / virology
  • Rift Valley fever virus / genetics
  • Rift Valley fever virus / isolation & purification*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • RNA, Viral