RESUMEN

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) outbreaks have considerable impact on human and animal health. Here, we are reporting a serosurvey of cattle from all regions of Mali. These demonstrated that few had been exposed to RVFV from 2005 to 2014. Recent outbreaks of RVF in Niger and a single human case in Mali provide justification for further entomological and ecological studies of this virus.

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Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología , Brotes de Enfermedades , Fiebre del Valle del Rift/epidemiología , Virus de la Fiebre del Valle del Rift/patogenicidad , Aedes/virología , Animales , Bovinos , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/transmisión , Enfermedades de los Bovinos/virología , Humanos , Malí/epidemiología , Mosquitos Vectores/virología , Pruebas de Neutralización , Fiebre del Valle del Rift/transmisión , Fiebre del Valle del Rift/virología , Virus de la Fiebre del Valle del Rift/inmunología , Virus de la Fiebre del Valle del Rift/fisiología , Estudios Seroepidemiológicos

RESUMEN

A high percentage (up to 90%) of dromedary camels in the Middle East as well as eastern and central Africa have antibodies to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Here we report comparably high positivity of MERS-CoV antibodies in dromedary camels from northern Mali. This extends the range of MERS-CoV further west in Africa than reported to date and cautions that MERS-CoV should be considered in cases of severe respiratory disease in the region.