raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:319251

Rift valley fever

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Rift Valley fever (RVF), caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), is an arbovirus characterized by a usually self-limiting febrile illness but that in some cases can also manifest with thrombosis, vision loss, hemorrhages and/or neurological symptoms.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enRift valley fever
frFièvre de la vallée du Rift
deRift-Valley-Fieber
esFiebre del valle del Rift
itFebbre della Rift Valley
nlRift Valley-koorts
ptFebre do vale Rift
plGorączka doliny Rift
csHorečka údolí Rift
ukЛихоманка Рифтової долини
zh裂谷热
trRift vadisi ateşi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A92.4Especificvalidated
ICD-111D44Especificvalidated
MONDO0017880Evalidated
MeSHD012295Evalidated
UMLSC0035613Evalidated
MedDRA10039143Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

44 annotations · validated 2021-09-10
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0003237Increased circulating IgG level
HP:0020071Viremia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002039Anorexia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000478Abnormality of the eye
HP:0003496Increased circulating IgM level
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0200026Ocular pain
HP:0032323Periodic fever
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
HP:0000573Retinal hemorrhage
HP:0025188Retinal vasculitis
HP:0032118Retinitis
HP:0000575Scotoma
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001892Abnormal bleeding
HP:0001977Abnormal thrombosis
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0012229CSF pleocytosis
HP:0025013Decerebrate rigidity
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0003781Excessive salivation
HP:0000225Gingival bleeding
HP:0000738Hallucinations
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002248Hematemesis
HP:0000790Hematuria
HP:0001269Hemiparesis
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0002383Infectious encephalitis
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0040049Macular edema
HP:0002249Melena
HP:0003470Paralysis
HP:0002385Paraparesis
HP:0005542Prolonged whole-blood clotting time
HP:0004372Reduced consciousness
HP:0031691Severe viral infection
HP:0000988Skin rash
HP:0005268Spontaneous abortion
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
HP:0000554Uveitis
HP:0002321Vertigo

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 32816810[PMID]_31310198[PMID]_28457351[PMID]

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Sources for this card