Status:
COMPLETED
Rift Valley Fever in Kenya
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Rift Valley Fever
Eligibility:
All Genders
1+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out how, why, and when Rift Valley Fever (RVF) spreads. Participants will be 250 adults and children, aged 1 year and older, from the Ijara District, Kenya. They w...
Detailed Description
The objective of this research is to better define the extent and timing of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus transmission and its related chronic disease/infection attack rate, during an interepidemic pe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Those adults and children residing in selected survey households in the area of Ijara Town and its 5 km environs who are 1 year of age and older will be eligible, provided:
- Informed consent is obtained and signed, and assent form is obtained and signed from children age 7 and older,
- Subject has understanding of study procedures, and
- Subject is able to comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.
Exclusion
- Age less than 1 year.
- Subjects who immigrated to the study area less than 2 years previously.
- Acutely ill Ijara residents.
- Adults and children who cannot provide informed consent or who cannot participate fully in the study procedures will also be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00287014
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2006
Last Update
August 27 2010
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Ijara District
Ijara, Kenya