Abstract            Volume:11  Issue-9  Year-2023         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

Rift Valley fever is an acute or per-acute arthropod-born zoonotic disease of domestic ruminants. The disease is predominantly confined to Africa and belongs to the genus Phlebovirus, in the family Bunyaviridae. It is a seasonal disease with a higher occurrence during heavy rainfall seasons, which allows the vector population to breed, and its appearance is correlated with vector density. For endemic areas, diagnosis depends on epidemiology, clinical signs, and microscopic lesions, but confirmation of diagnosis made in the laboratory by using virus isolation or immunological tests is needed. The risk of introducing RVF into disease-free countries via the importation of an infected animal or mosquito is real, and the consequent restriction of access to export markets may induce dramatic economic consequences for national and local economies. With high numbers of vector species present in disease-free regions, the intensification of international trade, and the effects of climate change, Rift Valley fever is now considered a major challenge in global zoonotic disease control. Therefore, epidemiological studies to know the extent of the disease and the provision of pre-exposure vaccines for highly risk groups, as well as pre-export animal inspections, are important control measures to be practiced.

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