11. 1, Rift Valley fever virus strain MP-12, Venezuelan Equine encephalitis 12. Rift Valley fever was studied on the island as recently as the late 1980s.13. There, simultaneous outbreaks of cholera, malaria and Rift Valley fever followed heavy rains and flooding. 14. About 14 percent of those seriously ill with Rift Valley fever in previous outbreaks died. 15. Rift Valley Fever is spread by mosquitoes, sand flies and the slaughter of infected animals.16. Rift Valley fever is one of several emerging viruses being studied in the United States.17. There is no treatment for Rift Valley fever , but patients benefit from rehydration and nourishment. 18. Across the border in Somalia, dozens of people also died recently from Rift Valley fever . 19. We definitely have a Rift Valley fever epidemic, 20. In 2000, NAMRU-3 successfully investigated the first outbreak of Rift Valley fever outside Africa in Yemen.
