Abstract
The complete genome sequence, including the untranslated regions, of two Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) strains isolated from mosquitoes that were collected from disease outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (2001) and Kenya (2006 to 2007) were sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology.
Highlights
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic, arthropod-borne, acute, and febrile disease of domestic ruminants endemic to subSaharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
RVF virus (RVFV) is characterized by a tripartite negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome composed of large (L), medium (M), and small (S) segments (2)
In 2000, an outbreak of RVFV affecting humans and livestock was reported in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Summary
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic, arthropod-borne, acute, and febrile disease of domestic ruminants endemic to subSaharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. RVF virus (RVFV) (family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus) is characterized by a tripartite negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome composed of large (L), medium (M), and small (S) segments (2). The isolate SA01-1322 was obtained from a single pool of Aedes vexans arabiensis collected from the outbreak site (3).
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