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Has Rift Valley fever virus evolved with increasing severity in human populations in East Africa?

Marycelin BabaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi00100, Kenya;Department of Medical Laboratory Science, PMB 1069, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri600230, Nigeria
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Daniel K MasigaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi00100, Kenya
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Rosemary SangInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi00100, Kenya
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Jandouwe VillingerInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi00100, KenyaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-10 | Received 18 Feb 2016, Accepted 16 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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