Rift Valley fever in Uganda: Seroprevalence and risk factor surveillance vis-a-vis mosquito vectors, anti-RVF virus IgG and RVF virus neutralizing anti- bodies in goats. Small ruminant research. 2013; 114(1):176-81.Magona J, Galiwango T, Walubengo J, Mukiibi G. Rift Valley fever in ...
(Placename) the most extensive rift in the earth's surface, extending from the Jordan valley in Syria to Mozambique; marked by a chain of steep-sided lakes, volcanoes, and escarpments Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 199...
The interior of the rift valley was isolated from the rest of Africa during thePleistocene ice ageand sheltered freshwater lakes located in savannahs. As with other animals, our early ancestors may have found refuge there when the ice covered much of the planet and then evolved as hominids wi...
These study results suggest the investigated study lakes are natural reservoirs for V. cholerae. 展开 关键词: george and victoria rift valley lakes albert uganda vibrio cholerae waterborne diseases DOI: 10.1111/lre.12009 被引量: 11 年份: 2013 ...
In this paper, we present results of tectonic and geophysical investigations in the Kenya Rift valley, in the Nakuru area. We compiled a detailed geological map of the area based on published earlier works, well data and satellite imagery. The map was then integrated with original fieldwork and...
However, all the rifting in East Africa is not confined to the Horn of Africa; there is a lot of rifting activity further south as well, extending into Kenya and Tanzania and the Great Lakes region of Africa. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the general geology of these rifts ...
The Lodge is situated at the edge of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley System believed to be one of the geological wonders of the world. The Lodge offers a beautiful scenery of the open plain of Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Albertine lakes of George and Edward. ...
KAMPALA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's health ministry on Tuesday said at least three more people have succumbed to the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in the country's three central districts. Ruth Aceng, the minister for health, told reporters here that at least five suspected cases ha...
), Nyiragongo hosts one of the world’s longest-lived lava lakes fed by a shallow magma reservoir at ~4 km depth24. In 2002, a system of eruptive fractures opened on the southern flank, extending 20 km into the city of Goma, with fast-moving lava flows inundating the city, ...
Inside the valley, the rivers are generally short and small, ending in a lake not far from the river source, but a few rivers run along the rift, often caught between faulted hills, and discharge into lakes far from their original sources, e.g. the Kerio River in Kenya has its source...