Abstract
As further confirmation of a first human case of Rift Valley fever in 2007 in Comoros, we isolated Rift Valley fever virus in suspected human cases. These viruses are genetically closely linked to the 2006–2007 isolates from Kenya.
Highlights
As further confirmation of a first human case of Rift Valley fever in 2007 in Comoros, we isolated Rift Valley fever virus in suspected human cases
We report the isolations and full sequence analysis of 2 Rift Valley fever (RVF) viral isolates from these serum specimens
The geographic distribution of the 10 human serum samples found positive for RVF virus (RVFV) in 2007 and 2008 was not spatially delimited
Summary
As further confirmation of a first human case of Rift Valley fever in 2007 in Comoros, we isolated Rift Valley fever virus in suspected human cases. We report the isolations and full sequence analysis of 2 RVF viral isolates from these serum specimens. Author affiliations: Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Montpellier, France Pettinelli); and Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Sainte-Clotilde, France
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