Development and validation of serological assays for viral hemorrhagic fevers and determination of the prevalence of Rift Valley fever in Borno State, Nigeria

Conclusions The seroprevalence of RVF was significantly higher than that of LASV and CCHF in Borno State, Nigeria. The RVFVpv-based neutralization assay developed in this study has the potential to replace the traditional assays based on live viruses for the diagnosis and seroepidemiological studies of RVF.

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Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 14, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Bukbuk, D. N., Fukushi, S., Tani, H., Yoshikawa, T., Taniguchi, S., Iha, K., Fukuma, A., Shimojima, M., Morikawa, S., Saijo, M., Kasolo, F., Baba, S. S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research