PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Mayotte (06): animal, human, control, epidemiology

Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France
Subject: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) situation in Mayotte, a French department in the Indian Ocean.
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis affecting ruminants and humans.
1. Modes of transmission:
- vectors (many species of mosquitoes), mainly;
- direct contact with biological fluid;
- ingestion of contaminated products (milk or meat not sanitized).
2. Background
Mayotte is at risk of exposure:
- geographical proximity to many endemic countries (the Comoros, Madagascar);
-

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6391591&promed&0