Essays about: "Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever"

Found 5 essays containing the words Seroprevalence of 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. 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

  5. 4. Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever in sheep and goats in Zambezia, Mozambique and preparations for a metagenomic study of arboviruses in ticks

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

    Author : Isabelle Scharin; [2014]
    Keywords : Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever; Sheep and goats in Zambezia; Metagenomic study of arboviruses in ticks; Ticks;

    Abstract : The virus-mediated disease Rift Valley fever (RVF) was discovered during an outbreak in Kenya in the 1930s. Since then it has spread to most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and in the last decades several outbreaks have caused economic and health issues in Africa, Yemen and Saudi-Arabia. READ MORE

  6. 5. Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever in domestic sheep and goats of Gaza province, Mozambique

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

    Author : Johanna Engström; [2012]
    Keywords : Rift Valley Fever; RVF; Seroprevalence; domestic; sheep; goats; Mozambique;

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