Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies in Cattle in Mali, 2005-2014

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Mar;98(3):872-874. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0841. Epub 2018 Jan 18.

Abstract

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) outbreaks have considerable impact on human and animal health. Here, we are reporting a serosurvey of cattle from all regions of Mali. These demonstrated that few had been exposed to RVFV from 2005 to 2014. Recent outbreaks of RVF in Niger and a single human case in Mali provide justification for further entomological and ecological studies of this virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / virology
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cattle Diseases / transmission
  • Cattle Diseases / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Mali / epidemiology
  • Mosquito Vectors / virology
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Rift Valley Fever / epidemiology*
  • Rift Valley Fever / transmission
  • Rift Valley Fever / virology
  • Rift Valley fever virus / immunology
  • Rift Valley fever virus / pathogenicity*
  • Rift Valley fever virus / physiology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral