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

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作者
Sang, Rosemary [1 ]
Lutomiah, Joel
Koka, Hellen [2 ]
Makio, Albina [2 ]
Chepkorir, Edith
Ochieng, Caroline [2 ]
Yalwala, Santos [2 ]
Mutisya, James [2 ]
Musila, Lilian [2 ]
Richardson, Jason H. [2 ]
Miller, Barry R. [3 ]
Schnabel, David [2 ]
机构
[1] Kenya Govt Med Res Ctr, Ctr Virus Res, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
[2] USA, Med Res Unit Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Ft Collins, CO USA
关键词
POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION; LIVESTOCK;
D O I
10.3201/eid1708.102064
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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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页码:1502 / 1505
页数:4
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