RIFT VALLEY FEVER. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Abstract

Rift Valley fever literature was reviewed with the intention of accumulating, under a single cover published material of use in the study, research, and evaluation of the disease. Emphasis was placed on presentation of facts as they were reportetigation procedures. Rift Valley fever has been shown to be a highly infectious disease of sheep, cattle, and other animals. Man has been infected frequently during epizootics of domestic animals and during laboratory or field contact with infectious material. The disease has not been in scientific publications. Attention has been given to (a) geographic distribution, (b) modes of transmission, (c) susceptibility of hosts, (d) pathlogy, (e) immunity, (f) characttigation procedures. The disease has not been found to occur naturally outside the African continent, but accidental human infections have been reported in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261142

Entities

People

  • Johnnie L. Runnels
  • Leslie C. Murphy

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Arboviruses
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Embryos
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Rodents
  • South Africa
  • Veins
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Yellow Fever

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.