PROJECT #1 (2023): Serosurveillance for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and Rift Valley Fever in Sheep and Goats

PUBLICATION: Large-Scale Serological Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Small Ruminants in Senegal. Gahn MCB, Diouf G, Cissé N, Ciss M, Bordier M, Ndiaye M, Bakhoum MT, Djiba ML, Brown C, Faburay B, Fall AG, Lo MM. Pathogens. 2024 Aug 15;13(8):689. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13080689. PMID: 39204289; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080689

The risk factors identified during this study show that the age, species, and sex of the animals are key factors in determining exposures to these two viruses.

PROJECT #2 (2024): Serosurveillance for CCHF and RVF, border areas, plus longitudinal sentinel study, sheep and goats