Abstract
A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in humans and animals occurred in Mauritania in 2010. Thirty cases of RVF in humans and 3 deaths were identified. RVFV isolates were recovered from humans, camels, sheep, goats, and Culex antennatus mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis of isolates indicated a virus origin from western Africa.
Highlights
A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in humans and animals occurred in Mauritania in 2010
RVF clinical cases were confirmed in Adrar and Inchiri Provinces
RVF was reported in some provinces of Mauritania in 1987, 1998, and 2003 [5,6,7], cases in humans from Adrar and Inchiri Provinces have not been previously reported
Summary
A Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in humans and animals occurred in Mauritania in 2010. Blood samples collected from a sick patient were sent to Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal where RVFV IgM and RVFV genome were detected. Clinical samples from humans and animals with suspected RVF were positive for this virus. These cases led to identification of 2 additional confirmed cases of acute RVF (positive for IgM against RVFV or RVFV RNA) in Adrar and Inchiei Provinces.
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