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Kenyan researcher makes Rift Valley Fever vaccine

17 February 2016

A research team led by a Kenyan scientist has produced the first Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vaccine that can be used by both humans and animals. In a study published this week in Scientific Reports, an online journal, the researchers demonstrated that a single injection with this vaccine is safe and offers complete protection against RVF in livestock and recommends that the vaccine be tried in humans.