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Rift Valley fever

Rift Valley fever outbreak in Mayotte, France

82 human Rift Valley fever cases have been reported across Mayotte. This outbreak poses a very low risk to travellers to and residents of Mayotte, if they apply appropriate preventive
measures. 

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Publication

Rift Valley fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2018

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Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 12-18 May 2019, week 20

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Communicable Disease Threats Report, 21–27 April 2019, week 17

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Publication

Rift Valley fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Communicable disease threats report, 12-18 May 2019, week 20

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Communicable Disease Threats Report, 21–27 April 2019, week 17

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Communicable disease threats report, 17-23 March 2019, week 12

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Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2018

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Surveillance systems overview for 2017

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Surveillance systems overview for 2016

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Surveillance systems overview for 2015

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Threats and outbreaks

ECDC risk assessments and threats updates related to Rift Valley fever outbreaks

Surveillance and disease data

Latest epidemiological reports 2014-2017, data for EU/EEA countries

Prevention and control

Vaccination of ruminants is the favoured method of preventing human disease. The inactivated RVF vaccine provides a lower level of protection. Other measures are a ban on slaughtering ruminants and avoiding mosquito bites.

Facts

Rift Valley fever is an acute viral febrile haemorrhagic disease that affects primarily ruminants in Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula. Humans may become infected by mosquito bites and through contact with the blood or organs of infected animals.

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Disease programmes and networks

Emerging Viral Diseases-Expert Laboratory Network (EVD-LabNet)

European Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Network (EuroCJD)

European Influenza Surveillance Network (EISN)

European network for sharing data on the geographic distribution of arthropod vectors, transmitting human and animal disease agents (VectorNet)

European Reference Laboratory Network for Human Influenza (ERLI-Net)

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Need for additional capacity and improved capability for molecular detection of yellow fever virus in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, March 2018

Jan 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mosquito-borne disease surveillance by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Aug 2013