 |
 |
 |
Rift Valley fever: vigilance needed in the coming months |
ID: |
307549 |
| Language: |
EN |
| Document type: |
Journal |
| Description: |
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic, viral, vector-borne disease that represents a threat to human health, animal health and livestock production in Africa, and potentially Europe, the Near East and the rest of the world. RVF virus belongs to the Bunyaviridae family, in the Phlebovirus genus, and is transmitted by a very large number of genera and species of arthropods, especially from the genus Aedes (which is considered the primary vector) and Culex, as well as Anopheles... |
| Publication year: |
2012 |
| Pages: |
8 |
| Job number: |
AP392 |
| Department: |
AG |
| Division: |
AGA |
| Series title: |
EMPRES Watch |
| Version: |
Vol. 27-December 2012 |
| PDF: | |
|
 |