Tickborne Arbovirus Surveillance in Market Livestock, Nairobi, Kenya

Tickborne Arbovirus Surveillance in Market Livestock, Nairobi, Kenya

To identify tickborne viruses circulating in Kenya and the surrounding region, we conducted surveillance at abattoirs in Nairobi, Kenya. Species of ticks collected included Rhipicephalus pulchellus (56%), Amblyomma gemma (14%), R. appendiculatus (8%), A. variegatum (6%), and others. A total of 56 vi...

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Main Authors: Rosemary Sang, Clayton Onyango, John Gachoya, Ernest Mabinda, Samson Konongoi, Victor Ofula, Lee Dunster, Fred Okoth, Rodney Coldren, Robert B. Tesh, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Stacy Finkbeiner, David Wang, Mary Crabtree, Barry Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
arbovirus, tickborne virus, Dugbe virus, Dhori virus, Thogoto virus, Kadam virus, Bhanja virus, Foot-and-mouth disease virus
Nairovirus
surveillance, research
Kenya
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/06-0253_article

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