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. 2016 Dec;22(12):2165-2167.
doi: 10.3201/eid2212.160310.

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Livestock, Mozambique, 2014

José M Fafetine, Peter Coetzee, Benjamin Mubemba, Ofélia Nhambirre, Luis Neves, J A W Coetzer, Estelle H Venter

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Livestock, Mozambique, 2014

José M Fafetine et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

In early 2014, abortions and death of ruminants were reported on farms in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique. Serologic analysis and quantitative and conventional reverse transcription PCR confirmed the presence of Rift Valley fever virus. The viruses belonged to lineage C, which is prevalent among Rift Valley fever viruses in southern Africa.

Keywords: ELISA; Mozambique; PCR; Rift Valley fever; Rift Valley fever virus; abortion; livestock; ruminants; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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