Serological survey of Rift valley fever among sacrifice animals in holy mecca during pilgrimage season

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 85-89

  Mohamed, Amr M ^a,b   Ghazi, Hani ^b   Ashshi, Ahmed M ^b   Faidah, Hani S ^b   Clinical, Esam I Azhar ^c  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Igm and igg immunoglobulins; Pilgrimage; Rift valley fever; Sacrifice animals; Saudi arabia; Serological survey

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOAT; HERD IMMUNITY; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; VIRUS DETECTION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 79961214160     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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