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Rift Valley fever in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : basic epidemiology and the role of bovine tuberculosis coinfection

Creator:

Beechler, Brianna

Abstract:

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease native to the African continent. Outbreaks tend to occur in the wet seasons, and can affect numerous mammalian species including African buffalo. It is debated how the virus survives the inter-epidemic period when it is not detected in mammalian populations,...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

vertical transmission rates. Bovine tuberculosis is an emerging disease in sub-Saharan Africa, first