Rift Valley fever virus
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arthropod borne communicable disease, bioterrorism /chemical warfare
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Scope Note
mosquito borne species of Phlebovirus.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Rift Valley fever virus is inactivated by lipid solvents, detergents, and low pH.
- Rift Valley fever virus is a member of the family Bunyaviridae and is in the Phlebovirus genus.
- An Emerging Disease The Rift Valley Fever virus is largely transmitted by mosquitoes.
- 03March 2005 | Biology & MedicinePage 14, By Jocelyn SelimThe deadly Rift Valley fever virus is on the move.
- Disinfection/ Inactivation The Rift Valley fever virus is susceptible to low pH, lipid solvents and detergents, ether, chloroform and solutions of sodium or calcium hypochlorite with a residual chlorine content greater than 5000 ppm.
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