Annals of Tropical Paediatrics · 2006 · 88 citations · 6 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsPediatric Infectious DiseasesVector-borne DiseasesVirologyInfant Infectious DiseasesNeonatal InfectionsNeonatal Infectious DiseasesVector-borne TransmissionViral InfectionsZoonotic Disease TransmissionMaternal-child TransmissionMosquito-borne ZoonosesNeonatal FeverNeonatal Viral InfectionSerological DetectionVector-borne Pathogen TransmissionViral Disease CausationViral Infections In Newborns
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquito bite and contact with animals or their infected tissues. Other modes of transmission include aerosol inhalation and possibly ingestion of raw milk from infected animals. We present a 5-day-old neonate with fatal RVF. Onset of the infant's illness on the 2nd day of life combined with positive RVF-IgM and serological evidence of maternal disease supports vertical transmission.
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Epidemic Rift Valley fever in Egypt: observations of the spectrum of human illness
Larry W. Laughlin, James M. Meegan, Larry J. Strausbaugh et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1979 · 294 citations
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