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The One Health approach to identify knowledge, attitudes and practices that affect community involvement in the control of Rift Valley fever outbreaks.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral mosquito-borne disease with the potential for global expansion, causes hemorrhagic fever, and has a high case fatality rate in young animals and in humans.
Osama Ahmed Hassan, Hippolyte Affognon, Joacim Rocklöv, Peter Mburu, Rosemary Sang, Clas Ahlm, Magnus Evander   +6 more
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Advancements in Rift Valley fever vaccines: a historical overview and prospects for next generation candidates

npj Vaccines, 2023
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and causes abortion storms, fetal malformations, and newborn animal deaths in livestock ruminants. In humans, RVF can manifest as hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, or retinitis.
Cigdem Alkan, Eduardo Jurado-Cobena, Tetsuro Ikegami   +2 more
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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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Post-operative Right Ventricular Failure After Cardiac Surgery: A Cohort Study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Right ventricular failure (RVF) after cardiac surgery is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Its diagnosis is challenging, and thus, its incidence and predictors are not well-established.
David Levy, Driss Laghlam, Philippe Estagnasie, Alain Brusset, Pierre Squara, Lee S. Nguyen   +5 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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Rift Valley fever knowledge, mitigation strategies and communication preferences among male and female livestock farmers in Eastern Province, Rwanda.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
The Government of Rwanda reported an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the Eastern Province in 2018. To respond to the outbreak, vaccination and education campaigns about the disease were carried out.
Lindsay J Smith, Janna M Schurer, Eurade Ntakiyisumba, Anselme Shyaka, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni   +4 more
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Rift Valley Fever: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of slaughterhouse workers and community members in Kabale District, Uganda.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BackgroundRift Valley Fever virus (RVF) is a zoonotic virus in the Phenuiviridae family. RVF outbreaks can cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. Following the diagnosis of two RVF cases in March 2016 in southern Kabale district,
Annabelle de St Maurice, Luke Nyakarahuka, Lawrence Purpura, Elizabeth Ervin, Alex Tumusiime, Stephen Balinandi, Jackson Kyondo, Sophia Mulei, Patrick Tusiime, Craig Manning, Pierre E Rollin, Barbara Knust, Trevor Shoemaker   +12 more
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Temporal trends in the incidence and outcomes of shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation Plus
Aim: We aimed to describe trends in the incidence and outcomes of refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF) compared to non-refractory ventricular fibrillation (non-RVF) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Abdulrahman Alhenaki, Zainab Alqudah, Brett Williams, Emily Nehme, Ziad Nehme   +4 more
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Has Rift Valley fever virus evolved with increasing severity in human populations in East Africa?

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2016
Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks have occurred across eastern Africa from 1912 to 2010 approximately every 4–15 years, most of which have not been accompanied by significant epidemics in human populations.
Marycelin Baba, Daniel K Masiga, Rosemary Sang, Jandouwe Villinger   +3 more
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Farm-Level Risk Factors of Increased Abortion and Mortality in Domestic Ruminants during the 2010 Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Central South Africa

Pathogens, 2020
(1) Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks in domestic ruminants have severe socio-economic impacts. Climate-based continental predictions providing early warnings to regions at risk for RVF outbreaks are not of a high enough resolution for ...
Melinda K. Rostal, Sarah Cleaveland, Claudia Cordel, Lara van Staden, Louise Matthews, Assaf Anyamba, William B. Karesh, Janusz T. Paweska, Daniel T. Haydon, Noam Ross   +9 more
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