Abstract
An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 2000 was the first recognized occurrence of the illness outside of Africa and Madagascar. An assessment of potential mosquito vectors in the region yielded an isolate from Aedes vexans arabiensis, most closely related to strains from Madagascar (1991) and Kenya (1997).
Highlights
An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 2000 was the first recognized occurrence of the illness outside of Africa and Madagascar
O n September 10, 2000, accounts of unexplained hemorrhagic fever in humans and associated illness in livestock along the southwestern border of Saudi Arabia and neighboring Yemen were reported to the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On September 15, 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, confirmed a diagnosis of Rift Valley fever in serum samples submitted by the Ministry of Health
Summary
An outbreak of Rift Valley fever in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in 2000 was the first recognized occurrence of the illness outside of Africa and Madagascar. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an important veterinary pathogen in Africa causing abortions and deaths in young animals, primarily goats and sheep [2]. Vector-borne virus transmission in Africa is generally associated with periodic heavy rainfall during epizootics and attendant human infections [2].
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