Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019
We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions a...
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doaj-6567e3d10e7c41c29092957970e63ab42020-11-25T04:00:25ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-12-0126123030303310.3201/eid2612.201599Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019Ayman AhmedYousif AliAdel EldumaMawahib Hassan EldigailRehab Abdallah MhmoudNouh Saad MohamedThomas G. KsiazekIsabelle DietrichScott C. Weaver We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions among their livestock. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-1599_articlearboviral diseasesarbovirusesepidemicepizooticmosquito-borne diseasesOne Health |
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Ayman Ahmed Yousif Ali Adel Elduma Mawahib Hassan Eldigail Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud Nouh Saad Mohamed Thomas G. Ksiazek Isabelle Dietrich Scott C. Weaver |
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Ayman Ahmed Yousif Ali Adel Elduma Mawahib Hassan Eldigail Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud Nouh Saad Mohamed Thomas G. Ksiazek Isabelle Dietrich Scott C. Weaver Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 Emerging Infectious Diseases arboviral diseases arboviruses epidemic epizootic mosquito-borne diseases One Health |
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Ayman Ahmed Yousif Ali Adel Elduma Mawahib Hassan Eldigail Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud Nouh Saad Mohamed Thomas G. Ksiazek Isabelle Dietrich Scott C. Weaver |
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Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 |
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Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 |
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Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 |
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Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 |
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Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 |
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unique outbreak of rift valley fever in sudan, 2019 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2020-12-01 |
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We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions among their livestock.
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arboviral diseases arboviruses epidemic epizootic mosquito-borne diseases One Health |
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