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Rift Valley Fever
Research findings from J.T. Paweska et al update understanding of rift valley fever
March 18th, 2008
"Wild ruminants are thought to serve as natural hosts for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) but the role of these animals as reservoirs for RVFV during inter-epidemic periods and as amplifiers during epidemics is not well understood. An indirect enzyme-linked immunoassay (I-ELISA) based on the recombinant nucleocapsid protein (rNp) of RVFV was validated for the detection of specific AA IgG antibodies in African buffalo," scientists writing in the journal Veterinary Microbiology report. "Data sets derived from testing buffalo sera from Kenya (n = 405) and South Africa (n = 618) were dichotomised according to the results of a virus neutralisation test. The assay...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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