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UTSA researcher receives $1.9 million HHS grant to develop anti-fungal vaccine
(University of Texas at San Antonio) A researcher at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support her efforts to create a vaccine for valley fever. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Deadly Rift Valley fever: New insight, and hope for the future
(University of Surrey) Health control measures alone could be ineffective in the long term fight against the deadly Rift Valley fever which affects both humans and animals, a new study in the journal PNAS reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

More Dangerous Outbreaks Are Happening. Why Aren't We Worried About The Next Epidemic?
Ebola. MERS. Zika. Nipah virus. Lassa fever. Rift Valley fever. All were in active outbreaks in June. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 18, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: news

Kenya:Rift Valley Fever Breaks Out in Isiolo, Meru on High Alert
[Nation] Isiolo veterinary department has closed all slaughterhouses and livestock markets for two weeks following an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever(RVF). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 27, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

East Africa:EAC Moves to Curb Rift Valley Fever Spread
[Citizen] Arusha -The East African Community (EAC) has ordered a restriction on livestock movement within the region as part of new measures to limit the spread of the endemic rift valley fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 25, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya:Ministry Races to Curb Rift Valley Fever as Death Toll Hits 26
[Nation] Seven more people have died of Rift Valley fever, bringing the toll to 26 in the past one month, a report from the Ministry of Health's Disease Surveillance and Response Unit says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 25, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

East Africa:Tanzania Still Safe as Rift Valley Fever Threatens Region
[Daily News] The eleventh meeting of the Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security (SCAFS) which has just concluded here has directed the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat to address the issue of Rift Valley Fever promptly. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 24, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya:One Person Succumbs to Rift Valley Fever in Siaya
[Capital FM] Kisumu -One person has succumbed to Rift Valley Fever in Siaya County. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 21, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya:One Dies As Siaya County Issues Rift Valley Fever Alert
[Nation] The Siaya County government has issued an alert after one person died as a result of suspected case of Rift Valley fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 21, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya:One Dies As Siaya County Issues Rift Valley Fever Alert
[Nation] The outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has hit Tana River County leading to a quarantine in Dhidhe Ade. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 20, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya:Mandera Sends Blood Samples to Kemri for Rift Valley Fever Test
[Nation] Mandera County government has sent five human blood samples to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) for testing of a range of diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 19, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Rift Valley fever – Kenya
On 8 June 2018, the Ministry of Health (MoH) for Kenya confirmed an outbreak of Rift Valley fever. The first patient was admitted to a hospital in Wajir County in north-eastern Kenya on 2 June with fever, body weakness, and bleeding from the gums and mouth. The patient reported having consumed meat from a sick animal; the patient died the same day. On 4 June, two relatives of the index patient were admitted. Blood samples were collected and sent to the Kenya Medical Research Institute, one of which was confirmed positive for Rift Valley fever on 6 June. As of 16 June, a total of 26 human cases have been reported from Wajir...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - June 18, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news

Testing for Coccidioidomycosis Among CAP Patients Testing for Coccidioidomycosis Among CAP Patients
Which community-acquired pneumonia patients should be tested for coccidioidomycosis?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Kenya:Death Toll From Rift Valley Fever Rises to 5 As 7 More Admitted in Wajir
[Nation] Death toll from Rift Valley Fever ravaging parts of north-eastern Kenya has risen to five. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 11, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenyan official says five dead in reemergence of Rift Valley Fever
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Five people in Kenya have died of the Rift Valley Fever disease in the past week, a health official said on Monday, in the first reports of the disease since an outbreak killed more than 200 people a decade ago. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news