Chittappen Kandiyil

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging mosquito-borne viral zoonotic disease affecting ruminants (notably cattle, sheep, and goats), camelids, and humans across sub-Saharan Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula [1].

1. Introduction Bunyaviruses are among the largest orders of RNA viruses comprising nine virus families and are transmitted by arthropods or rodents. Viruses belonging to the Phlebovirus genus of the Phenuiviridae infect multiple hosts and have a major impact on agriculture, animal husbandry and human health. [1,2,3,4,5]. Phleboviruses contain more than 60 different species and are predominantly transmitted by arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes and sandflies [6].

Mareike Kubinski1, Jana Beicht1, Isabel Zdora2, Giulietta Saletti1, Magdalena Kircher3, Monique Petry-Gusmag1, Imke Steffen4, Christina Puff2, Klaus Jung3, Wolfgang Baumgärtner2, Guus F.