Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a health ministry official said on Thursday, ...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease ...

A nurse taking a blood sample for testing. [File, Standard] Global disease experts have embarked on a Sh1.2 billion collaborative research project to understand the impact of the deadly Rift Valley ...

The mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus has been linked to miscarriage in humans. A study of 130 pregnant Sudanese women with fever showed that the risk of miscarriage was seven times greater if ...

Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, RVF, a health ministry official said Thursday, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country. With 119 cases reported ...

Danie van der Lith SOUTH African livestock farmers in the Northern Cape are on high alert following the confirmation of a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in the Kakamas area near Augrabies Falls. The ...

Senegal has launched a nationwide, multisectoral response to tackle a growing outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF), warning affected communities against risky self-medication. The coordinated campaign ...

Close up a Mosquito sucking human blood,Mosquito is Vector-borne diseases,Chikungunya.Dengue fever.Rift Valley fever.Yellow fever.Zika. [ISTOCK] Kenya has long lived in the shadow of two zoonotic ...

He said that laboratory tests had ruled out major viral haemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, Marburg, Rift Valley fever, ...