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Review
. 2011 Aug;17(8):e1.
doi: 10.3201/eid1708.101088.

Potential effects of Rift Valley fever in the United States

David M Hartley  1 , Jennifer L Rinderknecht, Terry L Nipp, Neville P Clarke, Gary D Snowder; National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense Advisory Group on Rift Valley Fever
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Review

Potential effects of Rift Valley fever in the United States

David M Hartley et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) has been the cause of disease outbreaks throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the infection often results in heavy economic costs through loss of livestock. If RVFV, which is common to select agent lists of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, entered the United States, either by accidental or purposeful means, the effects could be substantial. A group of subject matter experts met in December 2009 to discuss potential implications of an introduction of RVF to the United States and review current modeling capabilities. This workshop followed a similar meeting held in April 2007. This report summarizes the 2 workshop proceedings. Discussions primarily highlighted gaps in current economic and epidemiologic RVF models as well as gaps in the overall epidemiology of the virus.

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