Is the United States really at risk for introduction of Rift Valley fever virus?

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 242, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 606-608

  Salman, Mo ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873887665     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.5.606     Document Type: Note

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