Spatial heterogeneity of habitat suitability for Rift Valley fever occurrence in Tanzania: an ecological niche modelling approach

C Sindato, KB Stevens, ED Karimuribo… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the long history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Tanzania, extent of its
suitable habitat in the country remains unclear. In this study we investigated potential effects …

Ecological niche modelling of Rift Valley fever virus vectors in Baringo, Kenya

AO Ochieng, M Nanyingi, E Kipruto… - Infection ecology & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that has an impact on
human health and animal productivity. Here, we explore the use of vector presence …

Development and assessment of a geographic knowledge-based model for mapping suitable areas for Rift Valley fever transmission in Eastern Africa

A Tran, C Trevennec, J Lutwama… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne disease affecting ruminants and humans, is one of
the most important viral zoonoses in Africa. The objective of the present study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Geostatistical modeling and prediction of rift valley fever seroprevalence among livestock in Uganda

C Telford, L Nyakarahuka, L Waller… - The American Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Uganda reported cases of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) for the first time in almost 50 years
in 2016, following an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) that caused four human infections …

Mapping the risk of Rift Valley fever in Uganda using national seroprevalence data from cattle, sheep and goats

D Tumusiime, E Isingoma, OB Tashoroora… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Uganda has had repeated outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) since March 2016 when
human and livestock cases were reported in Kabale after a long interval. The disease has a …

[HTML][HTML] Climate influence on emerging risk areas for Rift Valley fever epidemics in Tanzania

CN Mweya, LEG Mboera, SI Kimera - The American journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a climate-related arboviral infection of animals and humans.
Climate is thought to represent a threat toward emerging risk areas for RVF epidemics …

[HTML][HTML] Association of ecological factors with Rift Valley fever occurrence and mapping of risk zones in Kenya

G Mosomtai, M Evander, P Sandström, C Ahlm… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Summary Objective Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne infection with great impact
on animal and human health. The objectives of this study were to identify ecological factors …

Wetlands, wild Bovidae species richness and sheep density delineate risk of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in the African continent and Arabian Peninsula

MG Walsh, A Willem de Smalen… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging, vector-borne viral zoonosis that has significantly
impacted public health, livestock health and production, and food security over the last three …

Epidemiologic and environmental risk factors of Rift Valley fever in southern Africa from 2008 to 2011

MM Glancey, A Anyamba… - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks have been associated with periods
of widespread and above-normal rainfall over several months. Knowledge on the …

The epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in northern Tanzania

MJ Nyarobi - 2020 - theses.gla.ac.uk
Rift Valley fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease of ruminants, camels and humans. In
Tanzania, outbreaks have occurred at intervals of 10-20 years with major epidemics …