Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies in Cattle in Mali, 2005–2014

Sonu Subudhi University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada;

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Martin Dakouo Central Veterinary Laboratory, Bamako, Mali;

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Angela Sloan Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Derek R. Stein Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Allen Grolla Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Shane Jones Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Antonia Dibernardo Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Kyle Rosenke National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana;

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Miriam Sas Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Isle of Riems, Greifswald, Germany;

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Abdalah Traore Central Veterinary Laboratory, Bamako, Mali;

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Robbin Lindsay Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Martin H. Groschup Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Isle of Riems, Greifswald, Germany;

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Vikram Misra University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada;

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Heinz Feldmann National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana;

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Nafomon Sogoba Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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David Safronetz Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada;

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Mamadou Niang Central Veterinary Laboratory, Bamako, Mali;

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0841
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Volume 98: Issue 3
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872–874
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Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) outbreaks have considerable impact on human and animal health. Here, we are reporting a serosurvey of cattle from all regions of Mali. These demonstrated that few had been exposed to RVFV from 2005 to 2014. Recent outbreaks of RVF in Niger and a single human case in Mali provide justification for further entomological and ecological studies of this virus.

Author Notes

Address correspondence to David Safronetz, Zoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada. E-mail: david.safronetz@canada.ca

Financial support: This study was supported in part by the International Centers for Excellence in Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Infectious Diseases, Food Safety and Public Policy (ITraP) program of the University of Manitoba.

Authors’ addresses: Sonu Subudhi and Vikram Misra, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, E-mails: sonu.subudhi@usask.ca and vikram.misra@usask.ca. Martin Dakouo, Abdalah Traore, and Mamadou Niang, Department of Diagnostics, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Bamako, Mali, E-mails: dakouo@gmail.com, abdalltraor@gmail.com, and mniangm@yahoo.fr. Angela Sloan, Derek R. Stein, Allen Grolla, Shane Jones, Antonia Dibernardo, Robbin Lindsay, and David Safronetz, Zoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada, E-mails: angela.sloan@canada.ca, derek.stein@canada.ca, allen.grolla@canada.ca, shane.jones@canada.ca, antonia.dibernardo@canada.ca, robbin.lindsay@canada.ca, and david.safronetz@canada.ca. Kyle Rosenke and Heinz Feldmann, Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamitlon, MT, E-mails: rosenkek@niaid.nih.gov and feldmannh@niaid.nih.gov. Miriam Sas and Martin H. Groschup, Department of Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut fur Tiergesundheit, Insel Riems, Greifswald, Germany, E-mails: miriamandrada.sas@fli.de and martin.groschup@fli.de. Nafomon Sogoba, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali, E-mail: nafomon@icermali.org.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
Received:
28 Oct 2017
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Accepted:
30 Nov 2017
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Published Online:
22 Jan 2018
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Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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