Absence of evidence of Rift Valley fever infection in Eulemur fulvus (Brown Lemur) in Mayotte during an interepidemic period
Métras R., Dommergues L., Ortiz K., Pannequin M., Schuler C., Roux P., Edmunds J.W., Keeling M.J., Cetre-Sossah C., Cardinale E.. 2017. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 17 (5) : p. 358-360.
The potential role of Eulemur fulvus (brown lemur) in the epidemiology of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Mayotte, during an interepidemic period, was explored. In February and March 2016, 72 animals were blood sampled and tested for RVF. No evidence of RVF genome or antibodies was found in the samples. The role of other wild mammals on the island should, however, be further investigated.
Mots-clés : lémur; virus de la fièvre de la vallée du rift; épidémiologie; animal sauvage; faune; enquête pathologique; fièvre de la vallée du rift; mayotte; france; eulemur fulvus; arbovirose; Émergence
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- Cetre-Sossah Catherine — Bios / UMR ASTRE