title: Rift Valley Fever virus infections in Egypt: Pathological and virological findings in man.
abstract: Ten strains of Rift Valley Fever virus were isolated from serum samples from acute human cases collected during an epidemic of undifferentiated febrile illness. Post-mortem samples were obtained from two fatal infections. Severe liver necrosis, interstitial pneumonia and myocardial degeneration were seen. Rift Valley Fever virus was isolated from post-mortem samples of liver, cerebro-spinal, pericardial and pleural fluid and from a throat swab. The virus was also isolated from nasopharyngeal washings suggesting that direct transmission from man to man may be possible.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000302:isolation & purification