The epidemiology and socio-economic impact of Rift Valley Fever in Tanzania: A review

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5 SUPPL.ISS, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Sindato, Calvin ^a,b   Karimuribo, Esron ^b   Mboera, Leonard E G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Rift Valley Fever; Socio economic impact; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ABDOMINAL SWELLING; BED NET; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BREEDING; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANZANIA; THORAX PAIN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS STRAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 84859476195     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v13i5.1     Document Type: Review

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