Essays about: "Rift Valley Fever"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Rift Valley Fever.

  1. 1. Zoonotic diseases in Zambian goat herds : prevalence and risk factors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Pernilla Karlsson Bergkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : zoonotic disease; goats; Zambia; brucellosis; Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever; Rift Valley fever; risk factors;

    Abstract : Small ruminants play an important role in low-income countries due to their ability to bring food and income to their owners. Loss of these animals due to disease can therefore affect a family’s ability to support their livelihood and the children’s opportunities to go to school so that they can improve their future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Seroprevalence and risk factors for Rift Valley fever and Capripoxvirus in small ruminants in the border region of Tanzania - Zambia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emelie Olovsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Infectious diseases; RVFS; CaPV; SGPV; sheep and goat pox; seroprevalence; risk factors; Tunduma; Momba; goats; sheep; livestock;

    Abstract : Tanzania is a country where poverty is still high and many households are dependent on agriculture to support their families. Small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, make up an important part of agriculture; they are cheap to buy and can easily be sold or exchanged for the farmers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley Fever and Sheep and Goat Pox in small ruminants in Northern Zambia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Siri Linde; [2019]
    Keywords : Rift Valley Fever; Sheep and Goat Pox; epidemiology; prevalence;

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  5. 4. Risken för spridning av Rift Valley Fever till Sverige och Europa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Ida Jansson Matsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Rift Valley Fever; spridning; Aedes vexans; Culex pipiens; Europa; Sverige; spread; Europe; Sweden;

    Abstract : Rift Valley fever (RVF) är en i Sverige relativt okänd sjukdom som främst drabbar tama idisslare, men också har en stor zoonotisk potential. Då sjukdomen är vektorburen och har visat sig kunna spridas med ett stort antal vektorer, finns viss oro för sjukdomens spridningspotential i nya områden. READ MORE

  6. 5. A serological study of Rift Valley Fever virus in two regions in Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nica Wachtmeister; [2015]
    Keywords : Rift Valley Fever virus; Tanzania; epidemiology; Rift Valley Fever virus; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a disease caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV), which is an arbovirus. An arbovirus is a virus that is transmitted by an arthropod vector, in this case a mosquito. The virus is a member of the Phlebovirus genus in the family Bunyaviridae. It was first identified in the Rift Valley in Kenya in 1930. READ MORE