The status of rift valley fever in animals in Saudi Arabia: A mini review

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1513-1520

  Al Afaleq, Adel I ^a   Hussein, Mansour F ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Animal Production   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Rift Valley fever virus; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

AEDES; CULEX; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GOAT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SHEEP; VIRUS ISOLATION; YEMEN;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CULEX; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YEMEN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 83455221162     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0245     Document Type: Review

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