title: Rift Valley fever trasmission dynamics described by compartmental models.
abstract: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is one of the most important zoonotic Transboundary Animal Diseases able to cross international borders and cause devastating effect on animal health and food security. Climate changes and the presence of competent vectors in the most of the current RVF-free temperate countries strongly support the inclusion of RVF virus (RVFV) among the most significant emerging viral threats for public and animal health. The transmission of RVFV is driven by complex eco-climatic factors making the epidemiology of RVF infection difficult to study and to understand. Mathematical, statistical and spatial models are often used to explain the mechanisms underlying these biological processes, providing new and effective tools to plan measures for public health protection. In this paper we performed a systematic literature review on RVF published papers with the aim of identifying and describing the most recent papers developing compartmental models for the study of RVFV transmission dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Danzetta
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sauro
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savini
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: p.calistri@izs.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calistri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D012296:Rift Valley fever virus / Q000502:physiology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Compartmental models; Epidemiology; Mathematical models; Rift Valley fever