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Unique outbreak of rift valley fever in Sudan, 2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 26, No. 12, Year 2020

We report a unique outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Eldamar area, Sudan, May–July 2019, that resulted in 1,129 case-patients and 19 (1.7%) deaths. Patients exhibited clinical signs including fever (100%), headache (79%), and bleeding (4%). Most (98%) patients also reported death and abortions among their livestock.

Ahmed, Ayman
1. Sudan, Khartoum Khartoum University
2. United States, Galveston The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
3. United States, Galveston World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses
Ali, Yousif
1. Sudan, Khartoum Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
Elduma, Adel Hussein
1. Sudan, Khartoum Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
Eldigail, Mawahib Hassan
1. Sudan, Khartoum Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
Mhmoud, Rehab Abdallah
1. Sudan, Eldamar River Nile State Ministry of Health
Mohamed, Nouh Saad
1. Sudan, Khartoum Nile University
Ksiazek, Thomas G.
1. United States, Galveston The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Dietrich, Isabelle
1. United Kingdom, Surrey The Pirbright Institute
Weaver, Scott C.
1. United States, Galveston The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
2. United States, Galveston World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses

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