ArticleScientific reports2020
Patterns of Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in domestic ruminants in central South Africa four years after a large outbreak.
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- 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
- Paving the way for human vaccination against Rift Valley fever virus: A systematic literature review of RVFV epidemiology from 1999 to 2021.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Exploring community-based reporting of livestock abortions for rift valley fever and brucellosis surveillance in Uganda: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- When nothing happens: could Theileria parva-like endemic stability explain Rift Valley fever's cryptic persistence during the inter-epidemic periods?Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Rift Valley Fever Virus Transmission During an Unreported Outbreak Among People and Livestock in South-Central Tanzania.Viruses · 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
- Exposure to Arboviruses in Cattle: Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever, Bluetongue, and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses and Risk Factors in Baringo County, Kenya.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a Combined Live Attenuated Vaccine against Lumpy Skin Disease, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia and Rift Valley Fever.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and associated risk factors in livestock of Afar Region, northeastern Ethiopia.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Rift Valley Fever in Livestock from Three Ecological Zones of Malawi.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors affecting the use of biosecurity measures for the protection of ruminant livestock and farm workers against infectious diseases in central South Africa.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2022Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Rift Valley Fever among Livestock Farmers in Selected Districts of Malawi.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever virus in domestic ruminants of various origins in two markets of Yaoundé, Cameroon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Viral and Bacterial Zoonotic Agents in Dromedary Camels from Southern Tunisia: A Seroprevalence Study.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based, Seroepidemiological Study of Rift Valley Fever in Cameroonian Cattle Populations.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Rift Valley fever knowledge, mitigation strategies and communication preferences among male and female livestock farmers in Eastern Province, Rwanda.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- First Serological Evidence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in Tunisia.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- In-vitro and in-vivo study of the interference between Rift Valley fever virus (clone 13) and Sheeppox/Limpy Skin disease viruses.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
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 interior at long, irregular intervals, most recently in 2010-2011; however, the level of herd immunity of ruminant livestock, a key determinant of outbreaks, is unknown. During 2015-2016 a cross-sectional study on 234 randomly-selected farms investigated the prevalence, patterns of, and factors associated with, antibodies to RVF virus (RVFV) in livestock in an area heavily affected by that outbreak. A RVFV inhibition ELISA was used to screen 977 cattle, 1,549 sheep and 523 goats and information on potential risk factors was collected using a comprehensive questionnaire. The estimated RVFV seroprevalence, adjusted for survey design, was 42.9% in cattle, 28.0% in sheep and 9.3% in goats, showing a high degree of farm-level clustering. Seroprevalence increased with age and was higher on private vs. communal land, on farms with seasonal pans (temporary, shallow wetlands) and perennial rivers and in recently vaccinated animals. Seropositivity amongst unvaccinated animals born after the last outbreak indicates likely viral circulation during the post-epidemic period. The current level of herd immunity in livestock may be insufficient to prevent another large outbreak, should suitable conditions recur.
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