Open Access<p>Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever and West Nile Fever in Cattle in Gambella Region, South West Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Getahun Asebe,
Gezahegne Mamo,
Daniela Michlmayr,
Woldaregay Erku Abegaz,
Adugna Endale,
Girmay Medhin,
James W. Larrick,
Mengistu Legesse
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-2034
DOI - 10.2147/vmrr.s278867
Subject(s) - rift valley fever , seroprevalence , veterinary medicine , serology , west nile virus , livestock , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , virus , antibody , medicine , geography , immunology , forestry , electrical engineering , engineering
Rift Valley fever (RVF) and West Nile fever (WNF) are re-emerging mosquito-borne zoonotic diseases that cause public health and economic crises. Ethiopia shares borders with South Sudan and Kenya, where these diseases are often documented. The free movement of animals and humans across these borders expects to increase the spread of these diseases. The current study was conducted to assess the occurrence of these diseases in the Gambella region of Ethiopia.