Molecular detection of Rift Valley fever virus in serum samples from selected areas of Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 629-634

  Chengula, Augustino Alfred ^a   Kasanga, Christopher Jacob ^a   Mdegela, Robinson Hammerthon ^a   Sallu, Raphael ^b   Yongolo, Mmeta ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Domestic animals; ELISA; Mosquitoes; Rift Valley fever; RT PCR; RVF outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUNYAVIRIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; OVIS ARIES; PHLEBOVIRUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TANZANIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84896041539     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-014-0540-6     Document Type: Article

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