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. 2004 May;10(5):945-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1005.030621.

Rift Valley fever in Chad

David Ringot  1 , Jean-Paul Durand, Hugues Toulou, Jean-Paul Boutin, Bernard Davoust
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Rift Valley fever in Chad

David Ringot et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 May.

Abstract

To evaluate the importance of human exposure to Rift Valley fever virus in Chad, investigations were carried out to determine specific antibody prevalence in domestic ruminants during the 2002 rainy season. Results highlighted recent, substantial, active transmission of this virus.

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