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The Pathogenesis of Rift Valley Fever [PDF]
Viruses, 2011 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging zoonotic disease distributed in sub-Saharan African countries and the Arabian Peninsula. The disease is caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) of the family Bunyaviridae and the genus Phlebovirus. The virus is
Tetsuro Ikegami, Shinji Makino
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Rift Valley fever virus outbreak in Mauritania yet again in 2022: No room for complacency
Health Science Reports, 2023 Rift Valley fever is an important yet ignored viral hemorrhagic fever claiming many lives of African and Arabian countries over the past decade. Unfortunately, a recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever is currently ravaging in Mauritania.
Shehroze Tabassum +5 more
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Rift Valley Fever Outbreak during COVID-19 Surge, Uganda, 2021
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Rift Valley fever, endemic or emerging throughout most of Africa, causes considerable risk to human and animal health. We report 7 confirmed Rift Valley fever cases, 1 fatal, in Kiruhura District, Uganda, during 2021.
Caitlin M. Cossaboom +18 more
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An Overview of Rift Valley Fever Vaccine Development Strategies
Vaccines, 2022 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that causes high fetal and neonatal mortality in ruminants and a mild to fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans.
Paul Kato Kitandwe +3 more
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Lrp1 is a host entry factor for Rift Valley fever virus
Cell, 2021 Summary Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic pathogen with pandemic potential. RVFV entry is mediated by the viral glycoprotein (Gn), but host entry factors remain poorly defined.
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Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2017 Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a severe veterinary disease of livestock that also causes moderate to severe illness in people. The life cycle of RVF is complex and involves mosquitoes, livestock, people, and the environment. RVF virus is transmitted from either mosquitoes or farm animals to humans, but is generally not transmitted from person to person ...
Amy Hartman
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PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundCoxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, and Rift Valley fever virus are two under-researched zoonotic pathogens in Ethiopia. Potential outbreaks of these diseases, in light of the high dependency of nomadic pastoralists on their ...
Regina Bina Oakley +6 more
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Rift Valley fever vaccines [PDF]
Vaccine, 2009 Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), which belongs to the genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae, is a negative-stranded RNA virus carrying a tripartite RNA genome. RVFV is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes large outbreaks among ruminants and humans in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Tetsuro Ikegami, Shinji Makino
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 To evaluate the importance of human exposure to Rift Valley fever virus in Chad, investigations were carried out to determine specific antibody prevalence in domestic ruminants during the 2002 rainy season. Results highlighted recent, substantial, active
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Rift Valley Fever Virus: An Overview of the Current Status of Diagnostics
BiomedicinesRift Valley fever is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (Phlebovirus genus) listed among the eight pathogens included in the Bluepoint list by the WHO.
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