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Triple Burden in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Climate Change, Armed Conflict, and the Silent Spread of Arboviruses. A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a “triple burden” of public health threats which includes climate change, protracted armed conflict, and the under‐recognized spread of arboviral diseases. Arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever, are transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes ...
Stanis Donnang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rift Valley Fever : processes of emergeance and dissemination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Risk factors of Rift Valley fever (RVF) emergence remain partially unknown [1]. RVF is endemic in the Ferlo area (northern Senegal).A serological study performed in this region in small ruminants associated with an entomological study showed that the ...
Chevalier, Véronique   +7 more
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A Plant Virus Glycoprotein Induces Autophagy by Activating the Toll7 Immune Pathway in Its Insect Vector

open access: yesMolecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2026.
The induction of autophagy in Laodelphax striatellus by Rice stripe virus (RSV) glycoprotein through the activation of the Toll7 immune pathway. ABSTRACT The Toll7 pathway is crucial in defending against diverse pathogenic microorganisms, including viruses.
Yu‐Juan He   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human immune cell engraftment does not alter development of severe acute Rift Valley fever in mice. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Rift Valley fever (RVF) in humans is usually mild, but, in a subset of cases, can progress to severe hepatic and neurological disease. Rodent models of RVF generally develop acute severe clinical disease.
Jessica R Spengler   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 26, 30 March 2026.
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoralists and their livestock in Afar, Ethiopia: A One Health approach.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundCoxiella 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
doaj   +1 more source

Rift Valley fever: a review [PDF]

open access: yesMicrobiology Australia, 2020
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease, principally of ruminants, that is endemic to Africa. The causative Phlebovirus, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), has a broad host range and, as such, also infects humans to cause primarily a self ...
Petrus Jansen van Vuren, John Bingham
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The Current Landscape and Future Prospects of Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rift Valley Fever

open access: yes, 2014
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants, camels and humans. The causative agent of RVF, the RVF virus (RVFV), has the capacity to cause large and severe outbreaks in animal and human populations and to cross significant natural geographic barriers.
openaire   +2 more sources

Rift Valley fever outbreak--Kenya, November 2006-January 2007. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In mid-December 2006, several unexplained fatalities associated with fever and generalized bleeding were reported to the Kenya Ministry of Health (KMOH) from Garissa District in North Eastern Province (NEP).

core   +1 more source

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