Case report: Rift Valley Fever with vertical transmission in a pregnant Sudanese woman
β Scribed by Ishag Adam; Mubarak S. Karsany
- Book ID
- 102386521
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquito bite and contact with animals or their infected tissues. A 29βyear old primigravidae presented in early labour with symptoms suggestive of RVF. She delivered baby of 3.2 kg with skin rash, palpable liver and spleen. The two samples from the mother and neonate were found to be positive for RVFβIgM. This report demonstrate that, RVF can be vertically transmitted. J. Med. Virol. 80:929β929, 2008. Β© 2008 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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