| publication name | Entomological surveillance for detection Rift valley fever virus activity in the risk areas in Egypt. |
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| Authors | Aidaros, H.; Villinski, J. T. and Khalaf-Allah S. S. |
| year | 2011 |
| keywords | |
| journal | Benha Vet. Med. J. |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | special issue (II) |
| pages | 75-80 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
In the present study, mosquitoes were collected and tested for the presence of Rift valley fever virus (RVF) by RT-PCR using specific primers to fragment of the M-segment of RVFV. The mosquitoes were collected through June to November of the year 2009. The mosquitoes were collected from previously infected governorates during last outbreaks. Sharkia, Dakahlya, Kafr- El-Sheick and Aswan governorates were negative for amplification of RVFV M-segment, these results may reflect the low levels of circulating RVF virus typical in interepizootic periods in the surveyed areas or the virus may not be present in these areas.