Reconstructing Mayotte 2018-19 Rift Valley Fever outbreak in humans by combining serological and surveillance data.

Jonathan BastardGuillaume André DurandFanny ParentonYoussouf HassaniLaure DommerguesJuliette PaireauNathanaël HozéMarc RuelloGilda GrardRaphaëlle Métras Harold Noël

Published in: Communications medicine (2022)

Our results suggest that a large part of RVFV infected people present subclinical forms of the disease and/or do not reach medical care that could lead to their detection by the surveillance system. This may threaten the implementation of exhaustive RVF surveillance and adequate control programs in affected countries.

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public health
primary care
big data
machine learning
sensitive detection