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Rift Valley fever. Rift Valley fever ( RVF) is a viral disease of humans and livestock that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever, muscle pains, and headaches which often last for up to a week. The severe symptoms may include: loss of sight beginning three weeks after the infection, infections of the brain ...
On 3 June 2018, [44] an outbreak of Rift Valley fever began in northern Kenya, and by 6 June 2018, there were 26 suspected human cases including 6 deaths in Wajir County (24 cases) and Marsabit County (2 cases); 7 cases had been confirmed. There were also numerous deaths and abortions in camels, goats and other livestock across a wider area of ...
East Africa had a regional outbreak of Rift Valley fever in late 2006 that affected Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. During outbreak, 1062 people were infected with Rift Valley fever and 394 people died between December 2006 and December 2007. [2] Rift Valley fever (RVF) is caused by a phlebovirus in the Bunyavirales order which is transmitted by ...
Rift Valley fever virus Rift Valley fever: 2–6 days Fever, headache, myalgia and liver abnormalities 4–7 days Hemorrhagic fever, meningoencephalitis 1% in humans; in pregnant livestock, 100% fatality rate for fetuses Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Aedes vexans: Micropteropus pusillus and Hipposideros abae: Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa Yes
the Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus from the genus Phlebovirus (Phenuiviridae). The family Filoviridae (order Mononegavirales ) includes Ebola virus and Marburg virus . The family Flaviviridae (order Amarillovirales ) includes dengue , yellow fever , and two viruses in the tick-borne encephalitis group that cause VHF: Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus ...
1956: Cache Valley virus isolated in Culiseta inornata mosquitoes in Utah 1960: La Crosse virus was first recognized in a fatal case of encephalitis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1977: Rift Valley Fever virus caused approximately 200,000 cases and 598 deaths in Egypt. 2017: Bunyavirales order is created
Additionally, the fusion of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in late endosomes is inhibited by the interferon-induced transmembrane proteins 2 and 3 (IFITIM2 and IFITIM3). Third, the viral and endosomal membranes are fused to allow for the release of the viral ribonucleoprotein complexes into the cytoplasm (Also the site of viral transcription ...
C. J. Peters. Clarence James Peters, Jr (born September 23, 1940, Midland, Texas) is a physician, field virologist and former U.S. Army colonel. He is noted for his efforts in trying to stem epidemics of exotic infectious diseases such as the Ebola virus, Hanta virus and Rift Valley fever (RVF). He is an eminent authority on the virology ...