Disease Images

Disease Images: Rift Valley Fever

Additional resources for Rift Valley Fever


Description:
Bovine, fetus. The skin of this emphysematous fetus is stained with meconium.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_001

Description:
Sheep, fetus. Both the pleural and peritoneal cavities contain excessive clear, straw-colored fluid.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_002

Description:
Sheep, fetus, kidney. There is severe perirenal edema.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_003

Description:
Sheep, heart. The ventricular endocardium contains many hemorrhages.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_004

Description:
Sheep, liver. The cut surface of the swollen liver is pale and contains many petechiae.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_005

Description:
Sheep, colon. Severe hemorrhagic colitis.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_006

Description:
Sheep, colon. There is severe locally extensive mucosal hemorrhage.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: RVF_007

Description:
Sheep, liver. Section reveals that the liver is pale, swollen and contains multiple foci of hemorrhage.

Credit: AFIP
Photo ID: RVF_008

Description:
Sheep, liver. Liver is pale and swollen and contains many areas of severe congestion.

Credit: AFIP
Photo ID: RVF_009

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and Dr. Claire Andreasen and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC).