Arbovirus isolations from, and serological studies on, wild and domestic vertebrates from Kano Plain, Kenya

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 512 - 517
• Main Authors: Johnson, B.K., Chanas, A.C., Shockley, Pauline, Squires, E.J., Gardner, P., Wallace, Christine, Simpson, D.I.H., Bowen, E.T.W., Platt, G.S., Way, Hilary, Parsons, J., Grainger, W.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 1977; Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Animal Population Groups - microbiology; Animals; Animals, Domestic - microbiology; Animals, Wild - microbiology; Arbovirus Infections - epidemiology; Arbovirus Infections - veterinary; Arboviruses - isolation & purification; Birds; Complement Fixation Tests; Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; Kenya; Mammals; Neutralization Tests; Kenya
• ISSN: 0035-9203; 1878-3503
• DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(77)90146-8

Arbovirus infection and presence of haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies in small mammals, birds and livestock were examined over a period of five years on the Kano Plain in western Kenya. Eleven isolations were made from mammals and birds. The viruses were identified as Arumowot and Germiston while three different agents could not be shown to be related to 188 African arboviruses. Prevalence of antibodies against arboviruses suspected of occurring in the area was generally low.