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 …

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 …

Current status of Rift Valley fever vaccine development

B Faburay, AD LaBeaud, DS McVey, WC Wilson… - Vaccines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that presents a substantial
threat to human and public health. It is caused by Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) …

Transboundary animal diseases, an overview of 17 diseases with potential for global spread and serious consequences

EA Clemmons, KJ Alfson, JW Dutton III - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Animals provide food and other critical resources to much of the global
population. Transboundary animal diseases are highly contagious or transmissible …

Paving the way for human vaccination against Rift Valley fever virus: A systematic literature review of RVFV epidemiology from 1999 to 2021

KN Gerken, AD LaBeaud, H Mandi… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a lethal threat to humans and livestock in many
parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Ocean. This systematic review's …

Structures of phlebovirus glycoprotein Gn and identification of a neutralizing antibody epitope

Y Wu, Y Zhu, F Gao, Y Jiao… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and Rift Valley fever virus
(RVFV) are two arthropod-borne phleboviruses in the Bunyaviridae family, which cause …

Advancements in Rift Valley fever vaccines: a historical overview and prospects for next generation candidates

C Alkan, E Jurado-Cobena, T Ikegami - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
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 …

An overview of Rift Valley fever vaccine development strategies

PK Kitandwe, PF McKay, P Kaleebu, RJ Shattock - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that causes high fetal and
neonatal mortality in ruminants and a mild to fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. There are …

Recent weather extremes and impacts on agricultural production and vector-borne disease outbreak patterns

A Anyamba, JL Small, SC Britch, CJ Tucker, EW Pak… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We document significant worldwide weather anomalies that affected agriculture and vector-
borne disease outbreaks during the 2010–2012 period. We utilized 2000–2012 vegetation …

Molecular biology and genetic diversity of Rift Valley fever virus

T Ikegami - Antiviral research, 2012 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a member of the family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus, is
the causative agent of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne disease of ruminant animals …