Published Date: 2012-10-02 12:00:49
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Mauritania: human, susp, RFI
Archive Number: 20121002.1318661

RIFT VALLEY FEVER - MAURITANIA: HUMAN, SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 1 Oct 2012
Source: FluTrackers, Al Khaleej report [in Arabic, machine trans., summ. & edited]
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193286


Fear returned to Mauritania from the emergence of a new epidemic of Rift Valley Fever. This has been noted following information from the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Nouakchott, yesterday evening [30 Sep 2012], about the death of a [20-year-old] man due to RVF.

The Mauritanian Ministry of Health has delegated a medical mission to the north of the country, where the village where the victim came from is located.

There is also suspicion of RVF as the cause of death of a young woman, yesterday [30 Sep 2012], in the state of Brakna.

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Communicated by:
Gert van der Hoek
Senior Moderator
FluTrackers
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[RVF in humans may be indicative for the circulation of the virus in livestock, where it may cause mass abortions and high mortality in offspring of ruminants, particularly sheep and goats.

Confirmation of the reported cases in humans and information on the current RVF situation in Mauritania's livestock is anticipated. - Mod.AS

A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/r/3AVt.]

See Also

2010
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Rift Valley fever, livestock - Mauritania (02): OIE 20101219.4478
Rift Valley fever, livestock, human - Mauritania 20101202.4332
2003
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Rift Valley Fever - Mauritania: OIE 20031020.2635
Rift Valley fever, livestock, human - Mauritania: OIE 20030105.0034
2002
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Rift Valley fever, human - Mauritania (Gorgol) 20021129.5927
1999
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Rift valley fever - Mauritania (04) 19990101.0001
1998
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Rift valley fever - Mauritania (02) 19981111.2181
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