The World Health Organization reported that at least 451 people have now been infected by the disease in Sudan, and 164 have died.
Humans most commonly contract the disease by coming into contact with contaminated animal blood, often through slaughtering livestock. The disease can also be transmitted through mosquito bites.
While a human vaccine has been developed, it has not been approved for public use. As a result Egypt and Saudi Arabia have banned imports of livestock from Sudan.
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FAO: Rift Valley Fever could spread
- Middle East: Sunday, November 25 - 2007 at 06:52
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The Food and Agriculture Organization has cautioned that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan could spread rapidly in the coming weeks, due to the widespread movement of livestock in preparation for the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Idha, reported the Voice of America.
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Amena Bakr, Senior ReporterSunday, November 25 - 2007 at 06:52 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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