Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies and Risk Factors in Small Ruminants in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Serological Study. [PDF]
Vet Med SciHigh seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever virus antibodies (47.9%) in small ruminants in Maiduguri indicates substantial past exposure. Age, sex, and residence in flood‐prone areas were significant risk factors, highlighting the need for targeted surveillance and vector control to reduce livestock and public health impacts.
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The Pathogenesis of Rift Valley Fever
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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Experimental Infection of Calves by Two Genetically-Distinct Strains of Rift Valley Fever Virus
Viruses, 2016 Recent outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in ruminant livestock, characterized by mass abortion and high mortality rates in neonates, have raised international interest in improving vaccine control strategies.
William C. Wilson +14 more
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Climate teleconnections and recent patterns of human and animal disease outbreaks. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 Recent clusters of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (Rift Valley fever and chikungunya) in Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean islands illustrate how interannual climate variability influences the changing risk patterns of disease outbreaks ...
Assaf Anyamba +9 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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PLoS ONE, 2020 Outbreaks of Rift Valley fever have devastating impacts on ruminants, humans, as well as on regional and national economies. Although numerous studies on the impact and outbreak of Rift Valley fever exist, relatively little is known about the role of ...
Anna M Verster +11 more
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Seroprevalence of alphavirus antibodies in a cross-sectional study in southwestern Tanzania suggests endemic circulation of chikungunya. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND: To date, Alphavirus infections and their most prominent member, chikungunya fever, a viral disease which first became apparent in Tanzania in 1953, have been very little investigated in regions without epidemic occurrence.
Nina Weller +9 more
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Efficacy of a lyophilized combined Rift Valley Fever and Pest des Petits Ruminants vaccine [PDF]
Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical JournalBackground: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and Pest des Petits Ruminants (PPR) are two viral diseases that pose a significant threat to sheep populations, leading to substantial financial losses.
Noha Ezz El-Deen +4 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2016 Background: Rift Valley fever virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that causes infections in animals and human beings in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Maria Baudin, MSc +8 more
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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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