An investigation into an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa, in 2008

In 2008, a suspected outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) was reported on a farm in the Bela-Bela area, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Seven calves died on the affected dairy farm, where no RVF vaccination programme was practised. No apparent clinical disease was reported in the other 300 cattle...

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Main Authors: Lourenço P. Mapaco, Jacobus A.W. Coetzer, Janusz T. Paweska, Estelle H. Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/132