ReviewVeterinary research2013
Towards a better understanding of Rift Valley fever epidemiology in the south-west of the Indian Ocean.
Review in Veterinary research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Contemporary epidemiological data of Rift Valley fever virus in humans, mosquitoes and other animal species in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Pooled it
- Rift Valley fever: An emerging zoonotic threat to global health and agriculture.World journal of virology · 2026Review
- Identification of Potential Vectors and Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mosquitoes Collected Before and During the 2022 Outbreak in Rwanda.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diseases of Economic Importance in Feedlot Cattle in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review with a Focus on Existing and Potential Options for Control.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Rift Valley fever outbreak among animal handlers in Kinyogoga Village, Nakaseke District, Central Uganda: A case study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Genomic Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever Virus Involved in the 2018 and 2022 Outbreaks in Livestock in Rwanda.Viruses · 2024Article
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- Rift Valley Fever outbreaks in the East African Community: insights from ProMed data (2010-2024).Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Host entry factors of Rift Valley Fever Virus infection.Advances in virus research · 2023Article
- Development of a Versatile Half-Strip Lateral Flow Assay toward the Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibodies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Serological evidence of the circulation of the Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats slaughtered in Yaoundé, Cameroon.Veterinary medicine and science · 2022Article
- Structure of Rift Valley Fever Virus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase.Journal of virology · 2022Article
- Plant-Derived Recombinant Vaccines against Zoonotic Viruses.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Modelling the persistence and control of Rift Valley fever virus in a spatially heterogeneous landscape.Nature communications · 2021Article
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- Rift Valley Fever - a Growing Threat To Humans and Animals.Journal of veterinary research · 2021Article
- Rift Valley Fever: risk of persistence, spread and impact in Mayotte (France).EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020Article
- Emerging and neglected zoonoses in transplant population.World journal of transplantation · 2020Review
- Rift Valley Fever - epidemiological update and risk of introduction into Europe.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020Article
- Towards harmonisation of entomological surveillance in the Mediterranean area.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Review
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Rift Valley fever virus (Phlebovirus, Bunyaviridae) is an arbovirus causing intermittent epizootics and sporadic epidemics primarily in East Africa. Infection causes severe and often fatal illness in young sheep, goats and cattle. Domestic animals and humans can be contaminated by close contact with infectious tissues or through mosquito infectious bites. Rift Valley fever virus was historically restricted to sub-Saharan countries. The probability of Rift Valley fever emerging in virgin areas is likely to be increasing. Its geographical range has extended over the past years. As a recent example, autochthonous cases of Rift Valley fever were recorded in 2007-2008 in Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. It has been proposed that a single infected animal that enters a naive country is sufficient to initiate a major outbreak before Rift Valley fever virus would ever be detected. Unless vaccines are available and widely used to limit its expansion, Rift Valley fever will continue to be a critical issue for human and animal health in the region of the Indian Ocean.
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