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Molecular epidemiology and emergence of Rift Valley fever
A A Sall1, P M Zanotto, P Vialat
1Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal. sall@pasteur.sn
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
|November 27, 1998
Abstract:
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease which manifested itself during recent epidemics and revealed its significant potential of emergence. Studies on molecular epidemiology undertaken to better understand the factors leading to RVF emergence, have confirmed the mode of circulation of the virus and highlighted probable risks and obstacles for prevention and control. As for several other viral agents, molecular epidemiology is becoming a useful tool in the study of the emergence of RVF as a serious infectious disease.