Rift Valley fever- Mauritania and Senegal
- 관련 국가/지역
- Mauritania and Senegal
- 첫 공지
- 2025-11-05
- 최신 공지
- 2025-11-05
- 공지 횟수
- 1
공식 요약(원문)
Between 20 September and 30 October 2025, a total of 404 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF), including 42 deaths, were reported by national health authorities in two West African countries: Mauritania and Senegal.
RVF is a zoonotic disease, which mainly affects animals, but can also infect humans. The majority of human infections result from contact with the blood or organs of infected animals, but human infections have also resulted from the bites of infected mosquitoes. To date, no human-to-human transmission of RVF has been documented. While RVF often leads to severe illness in animals, its impact in humans varies, ranging from mild flu-like symptoms to severe hemorrhagic fever that can be fatal.
RVF is endemic in both countries, where recurrent outbreaks have been previously reported in both livestock and humans. The risk of further spread remains high, especially with environmental conditions favorable to the proliferation of mosquitoes, periods of heavy rains and increased mosquito activity, as well as movements of livestock within country and towards Mali and Gambia for grazing and trade.
The response to RVF outbreaks requires a One Health approach, based on enhanced collaboration between the human health, animal health and environmental sectors, in both countries and at the regional level.
WHO, in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), currently assesses the overall risk as high at the national levels, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level.
WHO 위험 평가(원문)
The current outbreak of RVF in Senegal and Mauritania is unusual in its scale and severity, although both countries are endemic for the disease. It affects several districts in international border areas, particularly along the Senegal River, increasing the risk of inter-regional transmission due to animal movements. In Mauritania, RVF has been confirmed in eastern regions bordering Mali, raising concerns about potential regional spread beyond the Senegal River Basin through livestock movements.
A high proportion of severe human cases have been reported, potentially reflecting gaps in case detection and limitation in optimized clinical management. In Senegal, approximately 11% of confirmed human cases have presented with hemorrhagic symptoms, of which 20 have resulted in death. The situation is particularly concerning in Mauritania, where the case fatality rate has reached 30% indicating heightened severity.
As a result, the public health risk is assessed as high at the national level, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level. The risk to animal health is considered high at the national level, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level.
WHO, in collaboration with FAO and WOAH, has carried out a joint rapid risk assessment, which will be revised as new information becomes available.
공지 기록
- · 2025-DON584
Rift Valley fever- Mauritania and Senegal
공식 요약(원문)
Between 20 September and 30 October 2025, a total of 404 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF), including 42 deaths, were reported by national health authorities in two West African countries: Mauritania and Senegal.
RVF is a zoonotic disease, which mainly affects animals, but can also infect humans. The majority of human infections result from contact with the blood or organs of infected animals, but human infections have also resulted from the bites of infected mosquitoes. To date, no human-to-human transmission of RVF has been documented. While RVF often leads to severe illness in animals, its impact in humans varies, ranging from mild flu-like symptoms to severe hemorrhagic fever that can be fatal.
RVF is endemic in both countries, where recurrent outbreaks have been previously reported in both livestock and humans. The risk of further spread remains high, especially with environmental conditions favorable to the proliferation of mosquitoes, periods of heavy rains and increased mosquito activity, as well as movements of livestock within country and towards Mali and Gambia for grazing and trade.
The response to RVF outbreaks requires a One Health approach, based on enhanced collaboration between the human health, animal health and environmental sectors, in both countries and at the regional level.
WHO, in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), currently assesses the overall risk as high at the national levels, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level.
