ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2020
Informing Rift Valley Fever preparedness by mapping seasonally varying environmental suitability.
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- Field studies of Culex mosquitoes in Tanzania and Kenya: A systematic review motivated by changing Rift Valley fever virus transmission patterns.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2025Pooled 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
- Rift Valley Fever at Europe's Risk Frontier: Climate, Vectors, and One Health Preparedness.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Local drivers of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Mauritania: A one health approach combining ecological, vector, host and livestock movement data.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Cloning and phylogenetic analysis of N protein gene from Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV).Bioinformation · 2024Article
- Rift Valley Fever outbreaks in the East African Community: insights from ProMed data (2010-2024).Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Livestock and Herders in Southern Ghana.Viruses · 2023Article
- Arthropod-borne diseases among travellers arriving in Europe from Africa, 2015 to 2019.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023Article
- Natural hosts and animal models for Rift Valley fever phlebovirus.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- Approaches for disease prioritization and decision-making in animal health, 2000-2021: a structured scoping review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Mapping the viruses belonging to the order Bunyavirales in China.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2022Article
- Analysis of the 2017-2018 Rift valley fever outbreak in Yirol East County, South Sudan: a one health perspective.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRift Valley Fever (RVF) poses a threat to human and animal health throughout much of Africa and the Middle East and has been recognized as a global health security priority and a key preparedness target.
methodsWe combined RVF occurrence data from a systematic literature review with animal notification data from an online database. Using boosted regression trees, we made monthly environmental suitability predictions from January 1995 to December 2016 at a 5 × 5-km resolution throughout regions of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. We calculated the average number of months per year suitable for transmission, the mean suitability for each calendar month, and the "spillover potential," a measure incorporating suitability with human and livestock populations.
resultsSeveral countries where cases have not yet been reported are suitable for RVF. Areas across the region of interest are suitable for transmission at different times of the year, and some areas are suitable for multiple seasons each year. Spillover potential results show areas within countries where high populations of humans and livestock are at risk for much of the year.
conclusionsThe widespread environmental suitability of RVF highlights the need for increased preparedness, even in countries that have not previously experienced cases. These maps can aid in prioritizing long-term RVF preparedness activities and determining optimal times for recurring preparedness activities. Given an outbreak, our results can highlight areas often at risk for subsequent transmission that month, enabling decision-makers to target responses effectively.
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