FAO Animal Health Manual No. 17
F. Glyn Davies
Consultant, EMPRES/Infectious Diseases Group
FAO, Rome
Vincent Martin
Animal Health Officer,
EMPRES/Infectious Diseases Group
FAO, Rome
Cover photograph: Yaya Thiongane, Chief, Virology Unit,
Laboratoire National de Recherche Vétérinaires, Dakar, Senegal.
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ISBN 92-5-104927-0
ISSN 1020-5187
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Clinical signs of RVF
Clinical pathology
Postmortem signs of RVF
Diagnosis of RVF
Laboratory confirmation of RVF
Diagnostic tests
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER
Sentinel herd monitoring
Towards early warning for RVF prevention: Satellite imagery
Control strategies
Appendix 1 - International Rift Valley fever reference experts and laboratories
Appendix 2 - Rift Valley fever vaccine sources
Appendix 3 - Relevant Web sites on Rift Valley fever
