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Creation of a Nonspreading Rift Valley Fever Virus [PDF]
Journal of Virology, 2011 ABSTRACT Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic bunyavirus of the genus Phlebovirus and a serious human and veterinary pathogen. RVFV contains a three-segmented RNA genome, which is comprised of the large (L), medium (M), and small (S) segments.
Kortekaas, J.A. +5 more
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Arbovirus Prevalence in Mosquitoes, Kenya
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Few studies have investigated the many mosquito species that harbor arboviruses in Kenya. During the 2006–2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in North Eastern Province, Kenya, exophilic mosquitoes were collected from homesteads within 2 affected areas ...
A. Desiree LaBeaud +7 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Lumpy skin disease and Rift Valley fever are two high-priority livestock diseases which have the potential to spread into previously free regions through animal movement and/or vectors, as well as intentional release by bioterrorists.
David B. Wallace +10 more
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Nonspreading Rift Valley fever virus : A potent and flexible vaccine platform
, 2015 Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a serious pathogen for both ruminants and humans. RVF outbreaks have a major impact on the agricultural and related sectors in affected areas with severe socio-economic consequences. Although the virus is confined to the African continent and the Arabian Peninsula, globalization, climate change and global prevalence of
Nadia Oreshkova
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Non-structural proteins of arthropod-borne bunyaviruses: roles and functions [PDF]
, 2013 Viruses within the Bunyaviridae family are tri-segmented, negative-stranded RNA viruses. The family includes several emerging and re-emerging viruses of humans, animals and plants, such as Rift Valley fever virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus ...
Alain Kohl +17 more
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Molecular Biology of Rift Valley Fever Virus [PDF]
The Open Virology Journal, 2010 Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes large outbreaks of acute febrile and often fatal illness among humans and domesticated animals in sub-saharan Africa and the Arabian peninsula. RVFV is a member of the family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus. Like all members of this large virus family, it contains a three-segmented genome of negative/ambisense ...
Bouloy, Michele, Weber, Friedemann
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Rift Valley Fever in Namibia, 2010
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 During May–July 2010 in Namibia, outbreaks of Rift Valley fever were reported to the National Veterinary Service. Analysis of animal specimens confirmed virus circulation on 7 farms.
Federica Monaco +9 more
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A hierarchical network approach for modeling Rift Valley fever epidemics with applications in North America. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Rift Valley fever is a vector-borne zoonotic disease which causes high morbidity and mortality in livestock. In the event Rift Valley fever virus is introduced to the United States or other non-endemic areas, understanding the potential patterns of ...
Ling Xue +3 more
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Assessing the impact of climate change on vector-borne viruses in the EU through the elicitation of expert opinion [PDF]
, 2010 Expert opinion was elicited to undertake a qualitative risk assessment to estimate the current and future risks to the European Union (EU) from five vector-borne viruses listed by the World Organization for Animal Health.
Brouwer, A. +7 more
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Rift Valley Fever Virus: A Zoonotic Vector-Borne Pathogen Affecting Human and Livestock Health
EDIS, 2023 This publication summarizes the available information about the distribution, vectors, vertebrate hosts, transmission cycles, epidemiology, and control of Rift Valley fever virus.
Abdullah A. Alomar +3 more
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