Farm-Level Risk Factors of Increased Abortion and Mortality in Domestic Ruminants during the 2010 Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Central South Africa

Farm-Level Risk Factors of Increased Abortion and Mortality in Domestic Ruminants during the 2010 Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Central South Africa

(1) Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks in domestic ruminants have severe socio-economic impacts. Climate-based continental predictions providing early warnings to regions at risk for RVF outbreaks are not of a high enough resolution for ruminant owners to assess their individual risk. (2)...

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Main Authors: Melinda K. Rostal, Sarah Cleaveland, Claudia Cordel, Lara van Staden, Louise Matthews, Assaf Anyamba, William B. Karesh, Janusz T. Paweska, Daniel T. Haydon, Noam Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
abortions
deaths
Bayesian
clinical signs
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/11/914

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