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Rift Valley Fever in Kenya: the presence of antibody to the virus in camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

F. G. Davies ,
J. Koros  and
H. Mbugua
F. G. Davies
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
J. Koros
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
H. Mbugua
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
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Five hundred and seventy-one camel sera collected after an epizootic of Rift Valley Fever were examined for antibody to the virus. Clinical disease had not been observed in cattle and sheep in the ecosystems shared with the camels. Positive sera with high titres of serum neutralizing antibody were found in 22% of camels at one of the seven sampling sites.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 94 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 241 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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