A comparative genome analysis of Rift Valley Fever virus isolates from foci of the disease outbreak in South Africa in 2008-2010

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationAgricultural Research Council, South Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pretoriaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationLand Reform and Rural Development, South Africaen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZA
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierStephen J Kemp: 0000-0003-4041-1720
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://figshare.com/articles/A_comparative_genome_analysis_of_Rift_Valley_Fever_virus_isolates_from_foci_of_the_disease_outbreak_in_South_Africa_in_2008-2010/7877360en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006576en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1935-2735en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseasesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.subject.ilriRVFen
cg.volume13en
dc.contributor.authorMaluleke, Moabi R.en
dc.contributor.authorPhosiwa, Maandaen
dc.contributor.authorSchalkwyk, Antoinette vanen
dc.contributor.authorMichuki, George N.en
dc.contributor.authorLubisi, Baratang A.en
dc.contributor.authorKegakilwe, Phemelo S.en
dc.contributor.authorKemp, Stephen J.en
dc.contributor.authorMajiwa, Phelix A.O.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-29T09:22:51Zen
dc.date.available2019-08-29T09:22:51Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/103448
dc.titleA comparative genome analysis of Rift Valley Fever virus isolates from foci of the disease outbreak in South Africa in 2008-2010en
dcterms.abstractRift Valley fever (RVF) is a re-emerging zoonotic disease responsible for major losses in livestock production, with negative impact on the livelihoods of both commercial and resource-poor farmers in sub-Sahara African countries. The disease remains a threat in countries where its mosquito vector thrives. Outbreaks of RVF usually follow weather conditions which favour increase in mosquito populations. Such outbreaks are usually cyclical, occurring every 10–15 years. Recent outbreaks of the disease in South Africa have occurred unpredictably and with increased frequency. In 2008, outbreaks were reported in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng provinces, followed by 2009 outbreaks in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape provinces and in 2010 in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, North West, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces. By August 2010, 232 confirmed infections had been reported in humans, with 26 confirmed deaths.To investigate the evolutionary dynamics of RVF viruses (RVFVs) circulating in South Africa, we undertook complete genome sequence analysis of isolates from animals at discrete foci of the 2008–2010 outbreaks. The genome sequences of these viruses were compared with those of the viruses from earlier outbreaks in South Africa and in other countries. The data indicate that one 2009 and all the 2008 isolates from South Africa and Madagascar (M49/08) cluster in Lineage C or Kenya-1. The remaining of the 2009 and 2010 isolates cluster within Lineage H, except isolate M259_RSA_09, which is a probable segment M reassortant. This information will be useful to agencies involved in the control and management of Rift Valley fever in South Africa and the neighbouring countries.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2019-03-21
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMaluleke, M.R., Phosiwa, M., Schalkwyk, A. van, Michuki, G., Lubisi, B.A., Kegakilwe, P.S., Kemp, S.J., Majiwa, P.A.O. 2019. A comparative genome analysis of Rift Valley Fever virus isolates from foci of the disease outbreak in South Africa in 2008-2010. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13(3): e0006576en
dcterms.issued2019-03-21
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dcterms.subjectrift valley fever virusen
dcterms.subjectgenomesen
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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