Circulation of Ngari Virus in Livestock, Kenya

• DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00416-22
• Publication Date: 2022-12-06T14:02:01Z
• Authors: Dorcus C. A. Omoga; David P. Tchouassi; Marietjie Venter; Edwin O. Ogola; Georg Joachim Eibner; Anne Kopp; Inga Slothouwer; Baldwyn Torto; Sandra Junglen; Rosemary Sang
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; SDG-03: Good health and well-being; Orthobunyavirus; Livestock; Rift Valley Fever; Intervention; Mosquito Vectors; Ngari virus; Microbiology; 630; orthobunyavirus; 03 medical and health sciences; Aedes; Animals; Humans; Hemorrhagic fever; Phylogeny; Ecosystem; Surveillance; Sheep; Goats; Ruminants; Rift Valley fever virus; Kenya; QR1-502; 3. Good health; livestock; Detection; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ngari virus (NRIV); Zoonotic arthropod-borne viruses; Cattle; hemorrhagic fever; Research Article

Surveillance of vectors and hosts for infection with zoonotic arthropod-borne viruses is important for early detection and intervention measures to prevent outbreaks. Here, we report the undetected circulation of Ngari virus (NRIV) in apparently healthy cattle, sheep, and goats in Kenya.