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Genomic Characterization of Rift Valley Fever Virus, South Africa, 2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
An isolated Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak was reported in 2018 in Free State Province, South Africa. Phylogenetic analyses based on complete genome sequences of 3 RVF viruses from blood and tissue samples indicated that they were related to a virus ...
Antoinette van Schalkwyk, Marco Romito
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Insights into the Pathogenesis of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Based on Virus Tropism and Tissue Lesions of Natural Rift Valley Fever

Viruses, 2021
Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) infects humans and a wide range of ungulates and historically has caused devastating epidemics in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Lieza Odendaal, A Sally Davis, Estelle H Venter   +2 more
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Rift Valley fever: A zoonotic disease with global potential

Open Veterinary Journal
An arthropod-borne zoonotic disease called Rift Valley fever (RVF) spreads widely among ruminant animals and humans. Rift Valley Fever is caused by the Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV), a round-enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Phlebovirus and ...
Eka Pramyrtha Hestianah, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, Budiastuti Budiastuti, Wiwiek Tyasningsih, Budiarto Budiarto, Dian Ayu Permatasari, Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Riza Zainuddin Ahmad, Bantari Wisynu Kusuma Wardhani, Muhammad Khaliim Jati Kusala, Dea Anita Ariani Kurniasih, Ima Fauziah, Syahputra Wibowo, Emmanuel Nnabuike Ugbo, Kartika Afrida Fauzia   +15 more
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Inter-Epidemic Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in\ud Livestock in the Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania:\ud A Cross-Sectional Survey [PDF]

, 2013
In recent years, evidence of Rift Valley fever (RVF) transmission during inter-epidemic periods in parts of Africa has increasingly been reported. The inter-epidemic transmissions generally pass undetected where there is no surveillance in the livestock ...
Berkvens, Dirk, Sumaye, Robert D., Geubbels, Eveline, Mbeyela, Edgar   +3 more
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Review on Major Challenges of Veterinary Service Delivery in Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Ethiopian veterinary services face systemic barriers, including inadequate infrastructure, a severe shortage of qualified veterinarians, and underfunded diagnostic facilities, particularly in rural and pastoralist areas. These challenges, compounded by limited access to molecular diagnostic tools, poor data sharing, and low public awareness, result in ...
Abdu Muhammed, Mitiku Wamile
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Rift Valley fever risk map model and seroprevalence in selected wild ungulates and camels from Kenya.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Since the first isolation of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in the 1930s, there have been multiple epizootics and epidemics in animals and humans in sub-Saharan Africa. Prospective climate-based models have recently been developed that flag areas at risk
Seth C Britch, Yatinder S Binepal, Mark G Ruder, Henry M Kariithi, Kenneth J Linthicum, Assaf Anyamba, Jennifer L Small, Compton J Tucker, Leonard O Ateya, Abuu A Oriko, Stephen Gacheru, William C Wilson   +11 more
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Evaluations of rationally designed rift valley fever vaccine candidate RVax-1 in mosquito and rodent models

npj Vaccines, 2022
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonosis endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, which causes large outbreaks among humans and ruminants.
Tetsuro Ikegami, Eduardo Jurado-Cobena, Cigdem Alkan, Jennifer K. Smith, Lihong Zhang, Birte Kalveram, Terry L. Juelich, Allen T. Esterly, Jahnavi R. Bhaskar, Saravanan Thangamani, Alexander N. Freiberg   +10 more
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Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease in Livestock in Ethiopia: Findings From a National Surveillance (2016–2023)

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious, endemic threat to Ethiopia's livestock sector, requiring precise data to guide effective control. This cross‐sectional study analysed 19,699 serum samples from cattle, sheep, and goats collected between 2016 and 2023 using NSP‐ELISA.
Daniel Gizaw, Hagos Asgdom, Ayelech Muluneh, Ayenalem Fentie, Demessa Negessu, Genet Bogale, Takele Worku, Ashebir Abebe, Getnet Abie Mekonnen   +8 more
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Spread and Control of Rift Valley Fever virus after accidental introduction in the Netherlands: a modelling study. [PDF]

, 2011
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic vector-borne infection and causes a potentially severe disease in both humans and young animals. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL&I) is interested in the risk of an outbreak of Rift ...
Fischer, E.A.J., Boender, G.J., van Roermund, H.J.W., Koeijer, A.A., de, Nodelijk, G., Roermund, H.J.W., van, de Koeijer, A.A.   +6 more
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Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Seropositivity, Northeastern Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Most outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) occur in remote locations after floods. To determine environmental risk factors and long-term sequelae of human RVF, we examined rates of previous Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) exposure by age and location ...
A. Desiree LaBeaud, Eric M. Muchiri, Malik Ndzovu, Mariam T. Mwanje, Samuel Muiruri, Clarence J. Peters, Charles H. King   +6 more
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