“…The diagnosis of RVFV in both human and animal samples is currently being performed by serological and molecular assays [32][33][34]. Therefore, a highly sensitive and specific serological diagnostic assays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is urgently required [35,36]. Therefore, it is of interest to clone, sequence, and make a phylogenetic analysis to identify any possible emergence of new strains so that a routine screening and continuous surveillance system can be designed and developed to prevent future outbreaks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…”