A recent statement by German virologists have reversed their prior announcement that Rift Valley fever was diagnosed in a traveler who had returned to Germany from South Africa. They were unable to confirm the diagnosis of Rift Valley fever in the patient.
As stated in the previous post, we consider the risk of RVF translocation, subsequent epidemic triggering, and ecological establishment in the US to be negligible; however, the potential impact of such an event warrants awareness and careful monitoring of the situation in South Africa.
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