Primary Recipient

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$15,700.00

Award Date

5/24/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

This study will define mucosal virulence and mechanism of innate immune host defense against aerosolized Rift Valley fever virus, a Category A biodefense pathogen. Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) is designated a priority pathogen based upon its projected s