Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors / virology*
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / genetics
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / transmission
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology
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Humans
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Ixodidae / virology*
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Kenya
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Livestock / parasitology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Tick Infestations / parasitology