Rift Valley fever in Madagascar, 1991. Seroepidemiological studies in cattle
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Cattle, Rift Valley fever virus, Disease surveys, Epidemiology, antibodies, MadagascarAbstract
Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus was detected for the first time in Madagascar in 1979, but without any impact on human and animal populations. However, in 1990 and 1991, several outbreaks with massive cattle abortions were described. Since that period, seroepidemiological surveys have been conducted on the East coast and in the highlands (outbreak areas), in the high cattle density regions, and in the national slaughter house in Antananarivo. A high RVF IgM antibody prevalence was detected in the outbreak areas during the epizootics. This IgM prevalence thereafter decreased and was followed by an IgG high prevalence in all tested regions. Hypotheses on the occurrence of the virus in Madagascar, outbreak origins and virus circulation on the island are discussed.
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