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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 72, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MICROBIOLOGY SOC
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001619
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- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Scottish and Welsh Governments
- [SV3045]
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Rift Valley fever is a disease caused by infection with Rift Valley fever virus, a mosquito-borne RNA virus that affects humans and livestock. Although the virus is currently endemic in sub-Saharan regions of Africa, there have been incursions into Middle Eastern countries and islands in the Indian Ocean. Further investigation is needed to better understand disease transmission and develop mitigation strategies.
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is caused by infection with Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a mosquito -borne RNA virus that affects both humans and livestock species. Humans can also acquire infection from contact with infected animals and contaminated bodily fluid. Veterinary vaccines are available for use in livestock, but no vaccines have been approved for humans to date. The virus is currently endemic in most sub-Saharan regions of Africa but numerous incursions into Middle Eastern countries and islands in the Indian Ocean, such as Mayotte (an overseas Department of France), have occurred in the past decade. The risk of further geographical expansion is high and therefore additional investigation is warranted to better understand disease transmission and pathogenic mechanisms to develop threat mitigation strategies.
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