TY - JOUR
T1 - Unique outbreak of rift valley fever in Sudan, 2019
AU - Ahmed, Ayman
AU - Ali, Yousif
AU - Elduma, Adel
AU - Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan
AU - Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah
AU - Mohamed, Nouh Saad
AU - Ksiazek, Thomas G.
AU - Dietrich, Isabelle
AU - Weaver, Scott C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.3201/EID2612.201599
DO - 10.3201/EID2612.201599
M3 - Article
C2 - 33219787
AN - SCOPUS:85096814901
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 26
SP - 3030
EP - 3033
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 12
ER -