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Rift Valley Fever

Rift Valley Fever

This cutaneous condition: known as Rift Valley Fever, can be Discussed here.

Persons finding themselves or loved ones suffering because of Rift Valley fever may like to share how they cope in order to help others world-wide searching for experiences.

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Mechanism for Rift Valley fever virus infection discovered

Viruses can't live without us -- literally. As obligate parasites, viruses need a host cell to survive. Scientists are exploiting this characteristic by developing therapeutics that close off pathways necessary for viral infection, essentially stopping pathogens in their tracks. Rift Valley fever virus and other bunyaviruses may soon be added to the list of viruses denied access to a human host. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism by which RVFV hijacks the host machinery to cause infection. Ref. Source 6h.

Rift Valley Fever Health & Special Psychology

Surveillance of livestock could detect rift valley fever disease before human transmission. Occurrence of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has often been linked with El Niño rainfall. To curb future outbreaks of RVF, scientists have carried out enhanced syndromic surveillance of 22 high-risk RVF Kenyan counties to collect data on RVF-associated syndromes and risk factors in livestock from November 2015 through February 2016. Their research could provide the first step toward establishing a national syndromic surveillance system for livestock in Kenya. Source 6f.