[HTML][HTML] Rift Valley fever virus (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus): an update on pathogenesis, molecular epidemiology, vectors, diagnostics and prevention

M Pepin, M Bouloy, BH Bird, A Kemp… - Veterinary …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus is an arbovirus in the Bunyaviridae family that, from
phylogenetic analysis, appears to have first emerged in the mid-19th century and was only …

Evolutionary analysis of the dynamics of viral infectious disease

OG Pybus, A Rambaut - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009 - nature.com
Many organisms that cause infectious diseases, particularly RNA viruses, mutate so rapidly
that their evolutionary and ecological behaviours are inextricably linked. Consequently …

[HTML][HTML] Close relative of human Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in bat, South Africa

NL Ithete, S Stoffberg, VM Corman… - Emerging infectious …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1. Shojaei H, Daley C, Gitti Z, Hashemi A, Heidarieh P, Moore ERB, et al. M. iranicum sp.
nov., a rapidly-growing scotochromogenic species isolated from clinical specimens on three …

Rift Valley fever: biology and epidemiology

D Wright, J Kortekaas, TA Bowden… - Journal of General …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first discovered in Kenya
in 1930 and is now endemic throughout multiple African countries and the Arabian …

Rift Valley fever virus

BH Bird, TG Ksiazek, ST Nichol… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Rift Valley fever virus is a notorious cause of accidental infection among laboratory workers
and veterinarians. Direct contact with infected animals, especially during necropsy and …

The pathogenesis of Rift Valley fever

T Ikegami, S Makino - Viruses, 2011 - mdpi.com
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 …

A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931–2014

MO Nanyingi, P Munyua, SG Kiama… - Infection ecology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated
and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses …

Clinical and laboratory predictors of Lassa fever outcome in a dedicated treatment facility in Nigeria: a retrospective, observational cohort study

P Okokhere, A Colubri, C Azubike… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic disease endemic to west Africa. No large-
scale studies exist from Nigeria, where the Lassa virus (LASV) is most diverse. LASV …

Multifunctional human monoclonal antibody combination mediates protection against Rift Valley fever virus at low doses

NS Chapman, RJG Hulswit, JLB Westover… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The zoonotic Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) can cause severe disease in humans
and has pandemic potential, yet no approved vaccine or therapy exists. Here we describe a …

[HTML][HTML] Rift Valley fever virus: A review of diagnosis and vaccination, and implications for emergence in Europe

KL Mansfield, AC Banyard, L McElhinney, N Johnson… - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne virus, and is the causative agent of Rift
Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic disease characterised by an increased incidence of abortion …