RIFT-VALLEY FEVER EPIZOOTIC IN EGYPT 1977-78 .1. DESCRIPTION OF THE EPIZOOTIC AND VIROLOGICAL STUDIES
RIFT-VALLEY FEVER EPIZOOTIC IN EGYPT 1977-78 .1. DESCRIPTION OF THE EPIZOOTIC AND VIROLOGICAL STUDIES
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DOI：
10.1016/0035-9203(79)90004-x
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发表时间：
1979-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
MEEGAN, JM
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作者：
MEEGAN, JM
从1977年10月至12月，埃及发生了一场大范围的流行性流行病，导致家畜流产和死亡率增加，以及严重的临床疾病，造成人死亡。分离到裂谷热病毒(RVF)，经鉴定为病原。在人类中，记录了由裂谷热病毒感染引起的急性发热性、脑炎、眼部和致命性出血性疾病。一项回溯性血清学调查表明，该地区最近引入了RVF。1977年的流行病广泛涉及五个省。1978年夏秋两季，流行性裂谷热再次出现在埃及，并蔓延到以前未感染的地区。讨论了病毒学、血清学和流行病学研究，以及与裂谷热传播相关的因素。
From October to December 1977, an extensive epizootic occurred in Egypt resulting in abortions and increased mortality in domestic animals, and severe clinical disease with fatalities in man. Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus was isolated and identified as the causative agent. In humans, acute febrile, encephalitic, ocular and fatal haemorrhagic diseases were documented as resulting from RVF virus infection. A retrospective serological survey indicated RVF was recently introduced into the area. The 1977 epizootic extensively involved five Governorates. In the summer and autumn of 1978, epizootic RVF reappeared in Egypt and spread to previously uninfected areas. Virological, serological and epidemiological studies, and factors related to the spread of RVF are discussed.