Detection of rift valley fever virus interepidemic activity in some hotspot areas of kenya by sentinel animal surveillance, 2009-2012

Veterinary Medicine International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lichoti, Jacqueline Kasiiti ^a   Kihara, Absolomon ^b   Oriko, Abuu A ^c   Okutoyi, Leonard Ateya ^c   Wauna, James Ogaa ^d   Tchouassi, David P ^d   Tigoi, Caroline C ^d   Kemp, Steve ^b   Sang, Rosemary ^d,e   Mbabu, Rees Murithi ^a  

^a Zoonotic Disease Unit   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84907399728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/379010     Document Type: Article

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