Factors associated with Rift Valley fever in south-west Saudi Arabia

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1137-1145

  Elfadil, A A ^a   Hasab Allah, K A ^a   Data Allah, O M ^a  

^a Jazan Teachers College   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Association; Confounding factor; Middle East; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Rift Valley fever; Rift Valley fever virus genome; Risk factor; Saudi Arabia; Sentinel animal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 33847613449     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.25.3.1722     Document Type: Article

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