Risk factors associated with human Rift Valley fever infection: systematic review and meta‐analysis

DE Nicholas, KH Jacobsen… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify risk factors for human Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) infection. Methods
A systematic review identified 17 articles reporting on 16 studies examining risk factors for …

Rift Valley fever in animals and humans: Current perspectives

CM McMillen, AL Hartman - Antiviral research, 2018 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an ecologically complex emerging arboviral disease that causes
significant illness in both livestock and people. This review article is designed to assist the …

Rift Valley fever during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Africa: A double burden for Africa's healthcare system

O Uwishema, E Chalhoub, T Torbati… - Health science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A new rising incidence of Rift Valley fever (RVF) among livestock and humans in the African
continent during the COVID‐19 pandemic has become of increasing concern. We analyzed …

Exploring local knowledge and perceptions on zoonoses among pastoralists in northern and eastern Tanzania

PE Mangesho, MO Neselle… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Zoonoses account for the most commonly reported emerging and re-emerging
infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited knowledge on how …

Has Rift Valley fever virus evolved with increasing severity in human populations in East Africa?

M Baba, DK Masiga, R Sang… - Emerging microbes & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks have occurred across eastern Africa from 1912 to 2010
approximately every 4–15 years, most of which have not been accompanied by significant …

Socio-economic impact of Rift Valley fever to pastoralists and agro pastoralists in Arusha, Manyara and Morogoro regions in Tanzania

AA Chengula, RH Mdegela, CJ Kasanga - Springerplus, 2013 - Springer
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral notifiable zoonotic disease primarily of domestic ruminants
that causes significant socio-economic impacts. Using the 2006–07 outbreak cases, this …

[HTML][HTML] Sociocultural and economic dimensions of Rift Valley fever

GO Muga, W Onyango-Ouma, R Sang… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Health researchers have advocated for a cross-disciplinary approach to the study and
prevention of infectious zoonotic diseases, such as Rift Valley Fever. It is believed that this …

A spatial analysis of Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in domestic ruminants in Tanzania

C Sindato, DU Pfeiffer, ED Karimuribo, LEG Mboera… - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute arthropod-borne viral zoonotic disease primarily occurring
in Africa. Since RVF-like disease was reported in Tanzania in 1930, outbreaks of the …

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 …

Seropositivity and associated intrinsic and extrinsic factors for Rift Valley fever virus occurrence in pastoral herds of Nigeria: a cross sectional survey

NB Alhaji, J Aminu, MK Lawan, OO Babalobi… - BMC veterinary …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne emerging zoonotic disease of
animals and humans, characterized by socioeconomic losses to livestock farmers and …