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Experimental Infection of Calves by Two Genetically-Distinct Strains of Rift Valley Fever Virus [PDF]

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, A. Sally Davis, Natasha N. Gaudreault, Bonto Faburay, Jessie D. Trujillo, Vinay Shivanna, Sun Young Sunwoo, Aaron Balogh, Abaineh Endalew, Wenjun Ma, Barbara S. Drolet, Mark G. Ruder, Igor Morozov, D. Scott McVey, Juergen A. Richt   +14 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever Virus [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
Phylogenetic relationships were examined for 198 Rift Valley fever virus isolates and 5 derived strains obtained from various sources in Saudi Arabia and 16 countries in Africa during a 67-year period (1944–2010).
Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Jacqueline Weyer, Patricia A. Leman, Alan Kemp, Janusz T. Paweska, Robert Swanepoel   +5 more
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A Protective Monoclonal Antibody Targets a Site of Vulnerability on the Surface of Rift Valley Fever Virus

Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: The Gn subcomponent of the Gn-Gc assembly that envelopes the human and animal pathogen, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), is a primary target of the neutralizing antibody response.
Elizabeth R. Allen, Stefanie A. Krumm, Jayna Raghwani, Steinar Halldorsson, Angela Elliott, Victoria A. Graham, Elina Koudriakova, Karl Harlos, Daniel Wright, George M. Warimwe, Benjamin Brennan, Juha T. Huiskonen, Stuart D. Dowall, Richard M. Elliott, Oliver G. Pybus, Dennis R. Burton, Roger Hewson, Katie J. Doores, Thomas A. Bowden   +18 more
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Threshold Dynamics in a Periodic Three-Patch Rift Valley Fever Virus Transmission Model [PDF]

Complexity, 2019
This paper investigates a three-patch Rift Valley fever virus transmission model with periodic coefficients. The basic reproduction number Ri0i=1,2,3 is calculated for the model by using the next infection operator method. The threshold conditions on the
Buyu Wen, Zhidong Teng, Wenlin Liu
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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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Isotype-Specific Fc Effector Functions Enhance Antibody-Mediated Rift Valley Fever Virus Protection In Vivo

mSphere, 2021
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne virus found throughout Africa and into the Middle East. It has a substantial disease burden; in areas of endemicity, up to 60% of adults are seropositive.
Haley N. Cartwright, Dominique J. Barbeau, Anita K. McElroy   +2 more
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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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Rift Valley fever virus: A review of diagnosis and vaccination, and implications for emergence in Europe

Vaccine, 2015
Karen L Mansfield, Ashley C Banyard, Lorraine M McElhinney   +2 more
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Integrated Laboratory Evaluation of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies Using the Competitive ELISA and Virus Neutralization Test. [PDF]

Pathogens
Dafalla OM, Alashor AA, Hussien MO, Noureldin EM, Ageep TB, Najmi MA, Mohamed MS, Hakami AA, Alrashedi SA, Bushlaibi FA, Abukhalil FN.   +10 more
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Rift Valley Fever Virus Transmission During an Unreported Outbreak Among People and Livestock in South-Central Tanzania. [PDF]

Viruses
Sumaye RD, Brandão APD, Chilanga F, Paul G, Mwangoka GW, Smith WA, Ekiri AB, Kilonzo C, Mwakasungula S, Makingi G, Kinyogori AA, Magesa WS, Samson AJ, Mkindi C, Pazia P, Hassan F, Mbaga TA, Mdegela RH, Masanja H, Cannon D, Gibbons A, Klena JD, Montgomery JM, Nichol ST, Jurisic L, Tremeau-Bravard A, Nonga H, Sebastian J, Zewdie S, Streb L, Fagre AC, Bergren NA, Hartman DA, Wolking DJ, Kading RC, Mazet JAK, Bird BH.   +36 more
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