Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalommid Ticks, Northeastern Kenya

Sang, Rosemary; Lutomiah, Joel; Koka, Hellen; Makio, Albina; Chepkorir, Edith; Ochieng, Caroline; Yalwala, Santos; Mutisya, James; Musila, Lilian; Richardson, Jason H.; Miller, Barry R.; Schnabel, David

doi:10.3201/eid1708.102064

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalommid Ticks, Northeastern Kenya

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Aug 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1502-1505.

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As part of ongoing arbovirus surveillance, we screened ticks obtained from livestock in northeastern Kenya in 2008 to assess the risk for human exposure to tick-borne viruses. Of 1,144 pools of 8,600 Hyalomma spp. ticks screened for Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus by reverse transcription PCR, 23 pools were infected, demonstrating a potential for human exposure.

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