Genome characterization of Rift Valley fever virus isolated from cattle, goats and sheep during interepidemic periods in Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus of the Phlebovirus genus in the phenuviridae family. Its genome is trisegmented with small (S), medium (M) and large (L) fragments. In nature, the virus exists as a single serotype that is responsible for outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic disease that often occurs in Africa and the Middle East. RVFV genomes are thought to undergo both recombination and reassortment and investigations of these events is important for monitoring the emergence of virulent strains and understanding the evolutionary characteristics of this virus. The aim of this study was to characterize the genomes of RVFV isolates from cattle, sheep, and goats collected during an interepidemic period in Kenya between June 2016 and November 2021. A tot

SUBMITTER: Onwonga AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11342565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature