TY - JOUR AU - Nabeth, Pierre AU - Kane, Yacouba AU - Abdalahi, Mohameden O. AU - Diallo, Mawlouth AU - Ndiaye, Kader AU - Ba, Khalilou AU - Schneegans, Fabien AU - Sall, Amadou Alpha AU - Mathiot, Christian T1 - Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Mauritania, 1998: Seroepidemiologic, Virologic, Entomologic, and Zoologic Investigations T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 1052 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A Rift Valley fever outbreak occurred in Mauritania in 1998. Seroepidemiologic and virologic investigation showed active circulation of the Rift Valley fever virus, with 13 strains isolated, and 16% (range 1.5%-38%) immunoglobulin (Ig) M-positivity in sera from 90 humans and 343 animals (sheep, goats, camels, cattle, and donkeys). One human case was fatal. KW - rift valley fever KW - Mauritania DO - 10.3201/eid0706.010627 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0627_article ER - End of Reference