Rift Valley fever virus

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Broader Terms

Bunyaviridae

Related Terms

arthropod borne communicable disease, bioterrorism /chemical warfare

Scope Note

mosquito borne species of Phlebovirus.

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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