Re-Emergence of Rift Valley Fever: An Update and Preventive Measures

Abstract

WHO on dated October 20, 2022, declared the outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF), in African subcontinent country known as Mauritania. In Mauritania, between August 30, 2022 and October 17, 2022, about 47 cases were reported out of them most people are animal breeders and 23 deaths were reported (Fig. 1) [1] . The RVF has been earlier reported to spread from domesticated animal such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goats. Also, the mosquito bites from infected animals can act as source of such viral outbreak. The Aedes species of mosquitoes, can pick the virus transmission via sucking of blood from infected animal and also the female mosquitoes can pass this virus through her eggs, which can be the new generation of infected mosquitoes