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In vitro and in vivo efficacy of a Rift Valley fever virus vaccine based on pseudovirus

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a recognized category A priority pathogen, causes large outbreaks of Rift Valley fever with some fatalities in humans in humans and huge economic losses in livestock.
Jian Ma, Ruifeng Chen, Weijin Huang, Jianhui Nie, Qiang Liu, Youchun Wang, Xiaoming Yang   +6 more
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Risk factors associated with Rift Valley fever epidemics in South Africa in 2008-11. [PDF]

, 2008
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic and vector-borne disease, mainly present in Africa, which represents a threat to human health, animal health and production. South Africa has experienced three major RVF epidemics (1950-51, 1973-75 and 2008-11).
Métras, Raphaëlle, Jewell, Chris, Porphyre, Thibaud, Thompson, Peter N, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Collins, Lisa M, White, Richard G   +6 more
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Schmallenberg virus: emergence of an Orthobunyavirus among ruminants in Western Europe [PDF]

, 2012
Recently, a novel virus has been identified among ruminants in Western Europe. This virus, the so-called Schmallenberg virus, belongs to the family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus, serogroup Simbu and is closely related to Akabane, Aino and Shamonda ...
Bertels, Guido, Cay, Ann Brigitte, Nauwynck, Hans, Steukers, Lennert   +3 more
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A diffusion model to predict spatial and temporal population dynamics of Rift valley fever vectors in Northern Senegal [PDF]

, 2010
We have developed an explicit spatial and temporal model to predict the population dynamics and dispersal of the two main mosquito vector species (Aedes vexans and Culex poicilipes) involved in Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission in Senegal ...
Bégué, Agnès, Chevalier, Véronique, Degenne, Pascal, Fontenille, Didier, Guégan, Jean-François, Lancelot, Renaud, Lo Seen, Danny, Soti, Valérie, Thiongane, Yaya, Tran, Annelise   +9 more
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Spatial heterogeneity of habitat suitability for Rift Valley fever occurrence in Tanzania: an ecological niche modelling approach [PDF]

, 2016
Despite the long history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Tanzania, extent of its suitable habitat in the country remains unclear. In this study we investigated potential effects of temperature, precipitation, elevation, soil type, livestock density ...
A Anyamba, A Anyamba, A Guisan, A Hightower, A Moffett, AA Adam, AC Holt, AE Vorsino, AJ Anyamba, AK Conley, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, AT Peterson, BB Hanberry, BZ Youssef, C Merow, C Sindato, C Sindato, C Sindato, Calvin Sindato, Christopher M. Barker, CN Mweya, DA Lapointe, DC Wheeler, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, DL Warren, DM Hartley, DS Ellis, DS Ellis, EE Osnas, EM De Clercq, Esron D. Karimuribo, FP Amerasinghe, H Slater, HH Balkhy, J Beck, J Elith, J Franklin, Janusz T. Paweska, JJ Lawler, JM Meegan, JP Digoutte, JP Durand, JT Paweska, JT Paweska, Kim B. Stevens, KJ Linthicum, KJ Linthicum, KP Burnham, L Brotons, L Mughini-Gras, Leonard E. G. Mboera, LJ Rissler, M Dhimal, M Marmion, M Mohamed, M Pfeffer, M Wisz, MA Kulkarni, MA Ortega-Huerta, MF Sallam, MS Wisz, P Dambach, P Munyua, PA Hernandez, PM Nguku, R Daubney, R Srinivasan, R Williams, RD Fyumagwa, RG Pearson, RH Miller, RJ Hijmans, RM Murithi, S Brooker, S Guichard, SB Neerinckx, SJ Phillips, SJ Phillips, SJ Phillips, SO Vanwambeke, T Shoemaker, TA Joyner, TA Madani, TH Lin, V Chevalier, V Versteirt, VM Vieira, X Yanga, Y Zhou   +93 more
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Cattle trade network in Madagascar highlands and Rift Valley fever virus circulation [PDF]

, 2012
In 2008-2009 a RVF outbreak occurred in the Anjozorobe area, a temperate and mountainous area of Madagascar highlands. A serological study conducted there in 2009 showed an IgG seroprevalence rate of 28%.
Chevalier, Véronique, Duboz, Raphaël, Durand, Benoit, Nicolas, Gaëlle, Rakotondravao, René   +4 more
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Drivers of disease emergence and spread: Is wildlife to blame? [PDF]

, 2014
The global focus on wildlife as a major contributor to emerging pathogens and infectious diseases (EIDs) in humans and domestic animals is not based on field, experimental or dedicated research, but mostly on limited surveys of literature, opinion and ...
Kock, R A
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Rift Valley Fever Virus: An Overview of the Current Status of Diagnostics

Biomedicines
Rift 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.
Daniele Lapa, Silvia Pauciullo, Ida Ricci, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Fabrizio Maggi, Maria Teresa Scicluna, Silvia Tofani   +6 more
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Rift Valley Fever, Mayotte, 2007–2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
After the 2006–2007 epidemic wave of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in East Africa and its circulation in the Comoros, laboratory case-finding of RVF was conducted in Mayotte from September 2007 through May 2008.
Daouda Sissoko, Claude Giry, Philippe Gabrie, Arnaud Tarantola, François Pettinelli, Louis Collet, Eric D’Ortenzio, Philippe Renault, Vincent Pierre   +8 more
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Crystal structure of Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus nucleoprotein-RNA complex reveals a novel RNA sequestration mechanism [PDF]

, 2013
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a newly emerged orthobunyavirus (family Bunyaviridae) that has caused severe disease in the offspring of farm animals across Europe.
Bottcher, B., Dong, C., Dong, H., Elliott, R., Li, P.   +4 more
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