Rift Valley Fever Virus Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is an emerging mosquito-borne viral zoonosis, able to cause devastating consequences on animal husbandry of various species (cattle, sheep, goats and camels) and seriously affecting public health.

RVF is endemic in several sub-Saharan countries, but recently it repeatedly demonstrated the capacity to spread outside its historical endemic area, in various desert-like territories north of Sahara, thus drawing the attention of the international scientific community and health organizations for the possible risks of RVF dissemination far behind the borders of the African continents. Several epidemiological factors, including those related to climate changes, have been appointed as potential drivers of this spread, but many studies are still needed to better clarify the relevant epidemiological features playing a substantial role in the various ecosystems.

This Special Issue on “Rift Valley Fever Virus Infections” aims at collecting new contributions about recent findings on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of this zoonosis, clinical observations and innovative diagnostic aspects in animals and humans as well as new approaches and recent experiences in the surveillance, prevention and control of the infection. With this general aim, this Special Issue aims to provide a synthetic picture of the current knowledge on the epidemiological patterns and the changes we have recently observed for RVF with relevance for public and animal health.

Dr. Paolo Calistri
Dr. Koos Coetzer
Guest Editors

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