Table 1.
Results of the serological and molecular biological investigation of suspected animal cases of RVF. Blood samples were taken between September 16 and October 24, 2020, in Mauritania. IgM and RT-PCR tests were used to detect the 2020 RVF outbreak in small ruminants/bovine and camels respectively. Number, n°.
| Region | Small ruminant and bovine samples, n°. (%) |
Camel samples, n°. (%) |
Total n° of positive animals/total n° of samples, n° (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number sampled | IgM positive | Number sampled | RT-PCR positive | Total n° of samples | |
| Adrar | 14 | 1 (7%) | 0 | 0 | 1/14 (7%) |
| Assaba | 70 | 7 (10%) | 10 | 4 (40%) | 11/80 (14%) |
| Brakna | 86 | 32 (37%) | 25 | 4 (16%) | 36/111 (32%) |
| Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 12 | 1 (8%) | 0 | 0 | 1/12 (8%) |
| Guidimakha | 30 | 1 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 1/30 (3%) |
| Hodh Ech Chargui | 37 | 9 (24%) | 77 | 26 (34%) | 34/114 (30%) |
| Hodh El Gharbi | 35 | 5 (14%) | 34 | 12 (35%) | 17/69 (25%) |
| Inchiri | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 (17%) | 4/23 (17%) |
| Nouakchott | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 (26%) | 8/31 (26%) |
| Tagant | 33 | 20 (61%) | 32 | 18 (56%) | 38/65 (58%) |
| Trarza | 43 | 16 (37%) | 48 | 18 (37%) | 34/91 (37%) |
| 360 | 92 | 280 | 94 | 186/640 (29%) | |