Rift Valley Fever in Chad

Abstract

To evaluate the importance of human exposure to Rift Valley fever virus in Chad, investigations were carried out to determine specific antibody prevalence in domestic ruminants during the 2002 rainy season. Results highlighted recent, substantial, active transmission of this virus.

Keywords

• Rift valley fever
• Zoonotic hemorrhagic fever
• Arboviruses
• Central Africa
• Chad