Inter‐epidemic Rift Valley fever virus seroconversions in an irrigation scheme in Bura, south‐east Kenya

D Mbotha, B Bett, S Kairu‐Wanyoike… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute mosquito‐borne viral zoonosis whose outbreaks are often
associated with prolonged rainfall and flooding, during which large numbers of vectors …

Sero-prevalence and spatial distribution of Rift Valley fever infection among agro-pastoral and pastoral communities during Interepidemic period in the Serengeti …

A Ahmed, J Makame, F Robert, K Julius… - BMC infectious diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background In the past two decades, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreaks have been reported
twice in Tanzania, with the most recent outbreak occurring in 2006/07. Given the ecology …

Rift Valley fever in Kruger National Park: Do buffalo play a role in the inter‐epidemic circulation of virus?

BR Beechler, R Bengis, R Swanepoel… - Transboundary and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic mosquito‐borne virus disease of livestock and wild
ruminants that has been identified as a risk for international spread. Typically, the disease …

Effects of irrigation and rainfall on the population dynamics of Rift Valley fever and other arbovirus mosquito vectors in the epidemic-prone Tana River County, Kenya

R Sang, J Lutomiah, M Said, A Makio… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that is found in most regions of sub-
Saharan Africa, and it affects humans, livestock, and some wild ungulates. Outbreaks are …

High seroconversion rate to Rift Valley fever virus in cattle and goats in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the absence of reported outbreaks

C Van den Bergh, EH Venter… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease characterized in
South Africa by large epidemics amongst ruminant livestock at very long, irregular intervals …

Rift Valley fever in Uganda: seroprevalence and risk factor surveillance vis-à-vis mosquito vectors, anti-RVF virus IgG and RVF virus neutralizing antibodies in goats

JW Magona, T Galiwango, J Walubengo… - Small ruminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing occurrence of outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya,
Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Madagascar and South Africa during heavy and prolonged …

Patterns of Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in domestic ruminants in central South Africa four years after a large outbreak

YB Ngoshe, A Avenant, MK Rostal, WB Karesh… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis showing complex epidemiological
patterns that are poorly understood in South Africa. Large outbreaks occur in the central …

Evidence for circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in a forest environment in Gabon, Central Africa

P Becquart, L Bohou Kombila… - PLoS neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis caused by the Rift Valley fever
virus (RVFV) that can infect domestic and wild animals. Although the RVFV transmission …

High seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and evidence for endemic circulation in Mbeya region, Tanzania, in a cross-sectional study

N Heinrich, E Saathoff, N Weller, P Clowes… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-borne phlebovirus. RVFV
mostly causes outbreaks among domestic ruminants with a major economic impact. Human …

Rift Valley fever virus—how and where virus is maintained during inter-epidemic periods

M Kariuki Njenga, B Bett - Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus is associated with recurring disease
epidemics among livestock and humans in sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East, where the …