Kenya team tackles Rift Valley Fever outbreak with 7-1-7

Dr. Jedidah Kiprop and colleagues work to verify data a first step in confirming an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya
A Kenya team trained themselves on 7-1-7 thanks to online tools supplied by the 7-1-7 Alliance, winning wide recognition at the 2024 Global Health Security Conference for applying the 7-1-7 target to during a recent outbreak of Rift Valley Fever. The team was able to identify barriers to an effective response and quickly get resources to the affected region, where seasonal heavy rains can cause mosquito-borne outbreaks in livestock that spill over into humans.