# Complete coding sequence of Rift Valley fever virus identified by metagenomic sequencing in patient with undifferentiated febrile illness at Marigat sub-district hospital, Kenya

## TL;DR

Scientists identified the full genetic code of Rift Valley fever virus in a child's blood sample using metagenomic sequencing in Kenya.

## Contribution

The study reports the complete coding sequence of Rift Valley fever virus identified through metagenomic sequencing in a clinical setting.

## Key findings

- The virus's genome clustered phylogenetically with sequences from the 2017 Uganda and 2021 Kiambu outbreaks.
- Metagenomic sequencing successfully identified the virus in a patient with undifferentiated fever.

## Abstract

We report on the complete coding sequence of Rift Valley Fever Virus inadvertently identified through metagenomics in a child with undifferentiated fever at Marigat sub-county hospital, Kenya. On phylogeny, the genome clustered with sequences obtained during the 2017 human outbreak in Uganda and the 2021 cattle outbreak in Kiambu, Kenya.