Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease that affects mainly animals and occasionally humans. The disease is frequently reported following heavy rainfall and floods.

RVF is mainly transmitted from animals (sheep, cattle, goats, camels) to humans through close contact with infected animals (such as handling meat and body fluids and consumption of raw milk). During established RVF outbreaks in animals, humans can also get infected through bites of infected mosquitoes and other biting insects.