Rift Valley fever
noun
A viral disease of eastern and southern Africa, originally recognized in livestock and later found also to affect humans, caused by a phlebovirus, transmitted by mosquitoes, and characterized by severe disease with hepatitis, enteritis, and abortion in livestock and (usually) a milder acute febrile illness in humans.
Origin
1930s.
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