Article: VOA NEWS: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION INCREASING SURVEILLANCE FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER IN KENYA

Article: Rift Valley fever virus protein blocks ...
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  November 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... NewsRx.net) -- NSs protein of Rift Valley fever virus blocks interferon production ... host gene transcription. "Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an important ... of Virology (NSs protein of rift valley fever virus blocks interferon production ...

Article: Rift Valley Fever detected in Zimbabwe
Xinhua News Agency;  August 6, 2002 ;     402 words ...Rift Valley Fever detected in Zimbabwe HARARE, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe ... their animals vaccinated to protect them from contracting Rift Valley Fever. The Rift Valley Fever is a virus spread by several different mosquito species ...

Article: Genetic analysis of viruses associated with emergence of ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The first confirmed Rift Valley fever outbreak outside Africa was ... deaths. Laboratory diagnosis of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) infections included ... Africa. ********** Rift Valley fever (RVF) (caused by Rift Valley ...

Article: Isolation and genetic characterization of Rift ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... Georgia, confirmed a diagnosis of Rift Valley fever in serum samples submitted by ... marked the first occurrence of Rift Valley fever outside of Africa (1). Rift ...

Article: Iraq at risk from Rift Valley Fever -- FAO ...
M2 Presswire;  July 18, 2001 ;     610 words ... ... 2001-UN: Iraq at risk from Rift Valley Fever -- FAO starts emergency project ... 17072001 ROME -- (FAO) -- Rift Valley Fever is threatening livestock and ... control a possible outbreak." Rift Valley Fever is a highly contagious disease ...

Article: WHO: Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever kills 60 ...
AP Worldstream;  November 2, 2007 ;     561 words ...An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan has killed 60 people ... those cases were positive for Rift Valley Fever, John Rainford told The Associated Press. Rift Valley Fever is normally a mild disease with ...

Article: VOA NEWS: RIFT VALLEY FEVER KILLS NEARLY 70 ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 8, 2007 ;     558 words ... ... have died from an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in northeastern Kenya. And ... the disease. "In terms of Rift Valley fever, it's relatively serious ... bleed to death," he says. Rift Valley Fever, however, is primarily an ...