TY - JOUR AU - Sow, Abdourahmane AU - Faye, Ousmane AU - Ba, Yamar AU - Ba, Hampathé AU - Diallo, Diawo AU - Faye, Oumar AU - Loucoubar, Cheikh AU - Boushab, Mohamed AU - Barry, Yahya AU - Diallo, Mawlouth AU - Sall, Amadou Alpha T1 - Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Southern Mauritania, 2012 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 296 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After a period of heavy rainfall, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever occurred in southern Mauritania during September–November 2012. A total of 41 human cases were confirmed, including 13 deaths, and 12 Rift Valley fever virus strains were isolated. Moudjeria and Temchecket Departments were the most affected areas. KW - Rift Valley fever KW - outbreak KW - re-emergence KW - field investigations KW - Mauritania KW - viruses KW - RVFV KW - field investigation KW - Rift Valley fever virus DO - 10.3201/eid2002.131000 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/2/13-1000_article ER - End of Reference