Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever prevention of the spread of VHF. Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever is similar for the different viruses. There are a number of different viral hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, Rift valley fever, Marburg virus disease, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and yellow fever. Lassa, Ebola, Marburg and CCHF can be spread by direct contact with the body fluids of those infected. Thus the content here covers the prevention of Ebola. The use of standard precautions is recommended with all patients in a healthcare environment. This includes a minimum level of standard precautions for
Spondweni virus infections and infections with a similar clinical symptom array which includes Zika fever, dengue fever, Lassa fever, rickettsial infection, leptospirosis, and typhoid fever. Spondweni virus Spondweni virus (SPOV) is an arbovirus, or arthropod-borne virus, which is a member of the family "Flaviviridae" and the genus "Flavivirus". It is part of the Spondweni serogroup which includes two species, Zika virus (ZIKV) and the Spondweni virus (SPONV). The Spondweni virus was first isolated in Nigeria in 1952, and ever since, SPONV transmission and activity have been reported throughout Africa. Its primary vector of transmission is the sylvatic mosquito "Aedes circumluteolus", though it