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ReviewAntiviral research2018

Rift Valley fever in animals and humans: Current perspectives.

Cynthia M McMillen, Amy L Hartman

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Review in Antiviral research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cynthia M McMillenCenter for Vaccine Research, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, USA.
Amy L HartmanCenter for Vaccine Research, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, USA. Electronic address: Hartman2@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Neuroprotective anti-inflammatory drugs as a novel combination therapy for neurological Rift Valley FeverR01NS101100 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HARTMAN, AMY L · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Mechanisms of Neuropathogenic Rift Valley Fever in a Novel Rat ModelR21NS088326 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HARTMAN, AMY L · 2015 to 2016
$419k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS101100NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS088326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 reader in understanding the varied aspects of RVF disease in animals and humans. The historical facets of RVF disease, including the evolution of human outbreaks, are presented and discussed. The different clinical presentations of human RVF disease and the underlying causes are then addressed. We explore the exposure and transmission potential of RVF in animals and people. In the concluding section, we discuss the historical role of RVF as a biological weapon. We conclude with an outline of the important unanswered questions for ongoing research into this important zoonotic disease.

Indexed as

Disease OutbreaksAnimalsBiological Warfare AgentsCommunicable Diseases, EmergingDisease Transmission, InfectiousGlobal HealthHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansRift Valley FeverBiological Warfare Agents

Identifiers

PMID29857007
PMCPMC10316118
OpenAlexW2806145644

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