TY - JOUR
T1 - Tickborne arbovirus surveillance in market livestock, Nairobi, Kenya
AU - Sang, Rosemary
AU - Onyango, Clayton
AU - Gachoya, John
AU - Mabinda, Ernest
AU - Konongoi, Samson
AU - Ofula, Victor
AU - Dunster, Lee
AU - Okoth, Fred
AU - Coldren, Rodney
AU - Tesh, Robert
AU - Da Rosa, Amelia Travassos
AU - Finkbeiner, Stacy
AU - Wang, David
AU - Crabtree, Mary
AU - Miller, Barry
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1207.060253
DO - 10.3201/eid1207.060253
M3 - Article
C2 - 16836823
AN - SCOPUS:33745956788
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 12
SP - 1074
EP - 1080
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 7
ER -