Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):e1. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.101088.
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) has been the cause of disease outbreaks throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the infection often results in heavy economic costs through loss of livestock. If RVFV, which is common to select agent lists of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, entered the United States, either by accidental or purposeful means, the effects could be substantial. A group of subject matter experts met in December 2009 to discuss potential implications of an introduction of RVF to the United States and review current modeling capabilities. This workshop followed a similar meeting held in April 2007. This report summarizes the 2 workshop proceedings. Discussions primarily highlighted gaps in current economic and epidemiologic RVF models as well as gaps in the overall epidemiology of the virus.
裂谷热病毒（RVFV）已导致非洲和阿拉伯半岛的多次疾病爆发，感染通常会导致牲畜死亡，造成重大经济损失。如果 RVFV（常见于美国卫生与公众服务部和美国农业部的选定药剂清单）通过意外或故意的方式进入美国，其影响可能是巨大的。一组专题专家于 2009 年 12 月开会讨论 RVF 传入美国的潜在影响，并审查当前的建模能力。这次研讨会是继 2007 年 4 月举行的类似会议之后召开的。本报告总结了这两次研讨会的会议记录。讨论主要强调了当前 RVF 经济和流行病学模型中的差距，以及该病毒整体流行病学方面的差距。
