Tickborne Arbovirus Surveillance in Market Livestock, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sang, Rosemary ; Onyango, Clayton ; Gachoya, John ; Mabinda, Ernest ; Konongoi, Samson ; Ofula, Victor ; Dunster, Lee ; Okoth, Fred ; Coldren, Rodney ; Tesh, Robert ; Travassos da Rosa, Amelia ; Finkbeiner, Stacy ; Wang, David ; Crabtree, Mary ; Miller, Barry
• Description:
  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 virus isolates were obtained, 26 from A. gemma, 17 from R. pulchellus, 6 from A. variegatum, and 7 from other species. Virus isolates included Dugbe virus (DUGV), an unknown virus related to DUGV, Thogoto, Bhanja, Kadam, Dhori, Barur, and foot-and-mouth disease (FMDV) viruses. This is the first report of Dhori virus isolation in East Africa and the first known isolation of FMDV associated with tick collection. Our results demonstrate the potential for tickborne dissemination of endemic and emergent viruses and the relevance of A. gemma in the maintenance of tickborne viruses in this region.
• Subjects:
  Abattoirs Animals Animals, Domestic Arboviruses Cattle Environmental Microbiology Research Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1074-1080.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b0fca09300faa0a218cc241107ae08bc1d90dda96cb111c259e68ca85b081977
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7926/cdc_7926_DS1.pdf
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