Rift valley fever in the horn of Africa: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-100

  Butcher, Nicole ^a   Tan, Melissa ^a   Sheikh, Mohamud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FATALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; MORTALITY RATE; MOSQUITO; POPULATION MOVEMENT PATTERN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 85007316432     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2012.e24     Document Type: Article

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