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Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania

Data on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) prevalence in urban settings and pastoral areas of Tanzania are scarce. We performed a cross-sectional study of RVFV seroprevalence and determinants in humans and animals from Ilala, Rufiji, and Sengerema districts of Tanzania.

Citation:
Sindato C, Karimuribo ED, Vairo F, Misinzo G …Rumisha S … et al. Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania. Int J Infect Dis. 2022;122:559-65.

Keywords:
Rift Valley fever; Risk practices; Ruminants; Seropositivity; Tanzania; immunoglobulin G antibody; virus; unclassified drug; blood sampling; controlled study; cross-sectional study

Abstract:
Data on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) prevalence in urban settings and pastoral areas of Tanzania are scarce. We performed a cross-sectional study of RVFV seroprevalence and determinants in humans and animals from Ilala, Rufiji, and Sengerema districts of Tanzania.