Better surveillance, more cohesive policies needed against Rift Valley fever outbreaks
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current surveillance systems are unable to detect the virus in livestock before it spreads to humans. A coherent policy is needed to combat the viral disease, which has the potential to spread to previously unaffected areas, according to research.
