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ArticleOpen veterinary journal2018

Rift Valley fever virus: a serological survey in Libyan ruminants.

Abdusalam Sharef Mahmoud, Daria Di Sabatino, Maria Luisa Danzetta, Federica Iapaolo, Francesco Tolari, Mario Forzan, Maurizio Mazzei, Abdunaser Dayhum, Fabrizio De Massis, Federica Monaco

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Article in Open veterinary journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdusalam Sharef MahmoudIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Daria Di SabatinoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Maria Luisa DanzettaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Federica IapaoloIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Francesco TolariDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Mario ForzanDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Maurizio MazzeiDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Abdunaser DayhumDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
Fabrizio De MassisIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Federica MonacoIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", (IZSAM), Teramo, Italy.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Tripoli · LY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A serological survey was carried out in Libya to investigate the circulation of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) among domestic ruminants. A total of 857 serum samples were collected from year 2015 to 2016 in eleven provinces of Libya belonging to five branches of the country. Samples were tested for RVFV antibodies using a competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (c-ELISA). Antibodies specific for RVFV were not detected in any of the 857 samples. However, a statistical analysis was carried out to assess the maximum expected number of infected animals and the maximum expected prevalence of RVFV among Libyan ruminants' populations according to the sampled population. The overall maximum expected prevalence was estimated to be 1.8% for cattle and 0.4% for small ruminants. Results seem to exclude the circulation of RVFV, however, a surveillance plan should be implemented in areas at risk of RVFV introduction.

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c-ELISALibyaRVFSero-prevalence

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PMID30425953
PMCPMC6202668
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