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Article: Rift Valley fever, Mayotte, 2007-2008.(DISPATCHES)(Report)
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- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic and mosquito-borne disease that affects animals and humans (1). In humans, RVF infection is usually asymptomatic or characterized by an acute self-limited febrile illness. However, in [approximately equal to]1%-3% of case-patients, it can cause serious manifestations that may lead to death or disabling sequelae in survivors (2,3). Identified in the 1930s in Kenya, RVF virus (RVFV) circulates now in many other African countries (4-7), as well as on the Arabian peninsula (8), where epizootics and associated human cases have been reported.
In early 2007, RVF outbreaks were reported in several eastern African countries (9). ...
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June 30, 1987 ;
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... ... ruined the dream of 10th-seeded Tim Mayotte of Springfield with a 3 1/2-hour ... of Wimbledon yesterday afternoon. For Mayotte, it was his best chance to win Wimbledon ... unexpectedly in the second round, opening up Mayotte's half of the draw, and Mayotte had ...
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