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Tickborne arbovirus surveillance in market livestock, Nairobi, Kenya.(RESEARCH)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases  |  Date: 7/1/2006  |  Author: Coldren, Rodney; Crabtree, Mary; da Rosa, Amelia Travassos; Dunster, Lee; Finkbeiner, Stacy; Gachoya, John; Konongoi, Samson; Mabinda, Ernest; Miller, Barry; Ofula, Victor; Okoth, Fred; Onyango, Clayton; Sang, Rosemary; Tesh, Robert; Wang, David

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 ...

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