Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa
Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with oth...
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| author | Lindahl, Johanna F. Bett, Bernard K. Robinson, Timothy P. Grace, Delia |
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| description | Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with other vector-borne diseases, the epidemiology may vary in response to environmental changes. Here the effects of climate and land use changes on Rift Valley fever, as well as on other vector-borne diseases, are discussed. The effect of irrigation in East Africa on inter-epidemic transmission of RVF is discussed in greater detail, followed by recommendations for future research and actions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace771722023-09-12T08:55:34Z Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa Lindahl, Johanna F. Bett, Bernard K. Robinson, Timothy P. Grace, Delia climate change environment irrigation research animal diseases zoonoses Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with other vector-borne diseases, the epidemiology may vary in response to environmental changes. Here the effects of climate and land use changes on Rift Valley fever, as well as on other vector-borne diseases, are discussed. The effect of irrigation in East Africa on inter-epidemic transmission of RVF is discussed in greater detail, followed by recommendations for future research and actions. 2017 2016-09-29T19:07:41Z 2016-09-29T19:07:41Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77172 en Limited Access IGI Global Lindahl, J., Bett, B., Robinson, T. and Grace, D. 2016. Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa. In: Bouzid, M. 2016. Examining the role of environmental change on emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. Hershey, PA: IGI Global: 178–204. |
| spellingShingle | climate change environment irrigation research animal diseases zoonoses Lindahl, Johanna F. Bett, Bernard K. Robinson, Timothy P. Grace, Delia Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title | Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title_full | Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title_short | Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa |
| title_sort | rift valley fever and the changing environment a case study in east africa |
| topic | climate change environment irrigation research animal diseases zoonoses |
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