Unique outbreak of rift valley fever in Sudan, 2019

Ayman Ahmed; Yousif Ali; Adel Elduma; Mawahib Hassan Eldigail; Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud; Nouh Saad Mohamed; Thomas G. Ksiazek; Isabelle Dietrich; Scott C. Weaver

doi:10.3201/EID2612.201599

Unique outbreak of rift valley fever in Sudan, 2019

Ayman Ahmed
, Yousif Ali
, Adel Elduma
, Mawahib Hassan Eldigail
, Rehab Abdallah Mhmoud
, Nouh Saad Mohamed
, Thomas G. Ksiazek
, Isabelle Dietrich
, Scott C. Weaver

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3030-3033
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/EID2612.201599
State	Published - Dec 2020

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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