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Rift Valley Fever -- Niger
Summary
In the view of the experts participating in this risk assessment, Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Niger currently poses a medium risk (a mean score of 5.75 on a scale of 0 to 10) to human health and a medium-high risk (a mean score of 6.5) to animal health.

The experts take the view that RVF is likely/very likely (a 66-99 percent chance range) to occur in Mali during this vector season. Its occurrence in the neighbouring countries of Benin, Burkina Faso and Nigeria is considered less

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