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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.
An outbreak of Rift Valley Virus in the French Mayotte Islands, part of the Comoro group off Mozambique, began with the first human case showing symptoms on 22 November 2018. The outbreak led to restrictions on the sale of uncooked milk, as well as the sale and export of cattle and uncooked meat.
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
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Phenuiviridae is a family of negative-strand RNA viruses in the order Bunyavirales. [1] Ruminants, camels, humans, and mosquitoes serve as natural hosts.Until 2011, member genus Phlebovirus was the only genus of the family with viruses causing disease in humans (e.g. Rift Valley fever virus) [2] [scientific citation needed] except Dabie bandavirus.
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).
Cows at two dairy farms in Kansas tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.