Prevalence and risk factors of Rift Valley fever in humans and animals from Kabale district in Southwestern Uganda, 2016

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Authors

Luke Nyakarahuka · Uganda Virus Research Institute

Annabelle de St. Maurice · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lawrence J. Purpura · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elizabeth Ervin · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stephen Balinandi · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Alex Tumusiime · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jackson Kyondo

Abstract

Although no RVF cases had been detected in Uganda from 1968 to March 2016, our study suggests that RVFV has been circulating undetected in both humans and animals living in and around Kabale district. RVFV seropositivity in humans was associated with occupation, suggesting that the primary mode of RVFV transmission to humans in Kabale district could be through contact with animal blood or body fluids.

Topics & Keywords

Viral Infections and Vectors Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 12, Issue 5, pp. e0006412-e0006412

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006412

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