Headlines AfricaWorld Health Organization reports 42 deaths from Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania and Senegal http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP6KBm #RiftValleyFever #WHO #PublicHealth #Mauritania #Senegal
Africa: Rift Valley Fever - What It Is, How It Spreads and How to Stop It: [The Conversation Africa] 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 causes heavy economic and health losses for livestock farmers. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNs5ck #RiftValleyFever #PublicHealth #Livestock #MosquitoBorneDiseases #ViralInfections
Senegal reports 17 deaths in rare rift valley fever outbreak http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNbQSC #RiftValleyFever #Senegal #PublicHealth #Epidemic #Vaccination
Noam RossNew @biorxivpreprint! Quite proud to be part of this epic modelling study led by Dr. Melinda Rostal. We show that trans-ovarial transmission (TOT) is required to maintain Rift Valley Fever at local scales. But TOT allows RVF to persist even in the face of high vaccination, suggesting that intense, multi-pronged approaches are required if elimination is the goal.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.27.564291v1
Data and #rstats code at https://github.com/ecohealthalliance/RVF_SIR_Model
EUR-Lex#InTodaysOJ : the European Union reference laboratory for #RiftValleyFever has be designated
Read the Regulation here 👉 https://europa.eu/!VtrVTq
#ZoonoticDiseases #CattleDiseases #Healthsafety #AnimalHealth
Uli Schwarz-LinekHi! #introduction to my #science:
My group uses #StructuralBiology (#NMR, #Crystallography, #CryoEM) and cell-based experiments to study protein interactions at the host:pathogen interface.
We study how surface #proteins of Gram-positive bacteria, mainly TIE proteins (chemical harpoons) and M proteins of #GroupAStrep, interact with extracellular matrix and host cells.
Our other interest is the #RiftValleyFever phlebovirus NSs protein. Also dabble in protein engineering and tagging.
EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺RT @HorizonEU: 🆕 #RiftValleyFever call for funding by @CEPIvaccines sees the day with €35 M💶 mobilised from #HorizonEU to boost 🚀 research & advance the development of innovative vaccines 💉 against this viral disease.
Find out more here! 👉https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/eu-and-cepi-provide-funding-development-vaccine-against-rift-valley-fever-2022-09-16_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUScienceInnov/status/1571765872221655040
EU and CEPI to provide funding for the development of a vaccine against Rift Valley fever
Research and innovation news alert: €35 million in financial support will be provided by Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme, and up to €50 million in total will be made available by CEPI