Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations

In December 2006, Rift Valley fever (RVF) was diagnosed in humans in Garissa Hospital, Kenya and an outbreak reported affecting 11 districts. Entomologic surveillance was performed in four districts to determine the epidemic/epizootic vectors of RVF virus (RVFV). Approximately 297,000 mosquitoes wer...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sang, R., Kioko, E., Lutomiah, J., Warigia, M., Ochieng, C., O'Guinn, M., Lee, J.S., Koka, H., Godsey, M, Hoel, D., Hanafi, H., Miller, B., Schnabel, D., Breiman, R.F., Richardson, J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3250
_version_ 1855532811166941184
author Sang, R.
Kioko, E.
Lutomiah, J.
Warigia, M.
Ochieng, C.
O'Guinn, M.
Lee, J.S.
Koka, H.
Godsey, M
Hoel, D.
Hanafi, H.
Miller, B.
Schnabel, D.
Breiman, R.F.
Richardson, J.
author_browse Breiman, R.F.
Godsey, M
Hanafi, H.
Hoel, D.
Kioko, E.
Koka, H.
Lee, J.S.
Lutomiah, J.
Miller, B.
O'Guinn, M.
Ochieng, C.
Richardson, J.
Sang, R.
Schnabel, D.
Warigia, M.
author_facet Sang, R.
Kioko, E.
Lutomiah, J.
Warigia, M.
Ochieng, C.
O'Guinn, M.
Lee, J.S.
Koka, H.
Godsey, M
Hoel, D.
Hanafi, H.
Miller, B.
Schnabel, D.
Breiman, R.F.
Richardson, J.
author_sort Sang, R.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description In December 2006, Rift Valley fever (RVF) was diagnosed in humans in Garissa Hospital, Kenya and an outbreak reported affecting 11 districts. Entomologic surveillance was performed in four districts to determine the epidemic/epizootic vectors of RVF virus (RVFV). Approximately 297,000 mosquitoes were collected, 164,626 identified to species, 72,058 sorted into 3,003 pools and tested for RVFV by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Seventy-seven pools representing 10 species tested positive for RVFV, including Aedes mcintoshi/circumluteolus (26 pools), Aedes ochraceus (23 pools), Mansonia uniformis (15 pools); Culex poicilipes, Culex bitaeniorhynchus (3 pools each); Anopheles squamosus, Mansonia africana (2 pools each); Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex univittatus, Aedes pembaensis (1 pool each). Positive Ae. pembaensis, Cx. univittatus, and Cx. bitaeniorhynchus was a first time observation. Species composition, densities, and infection varied among districts supporting hypothesis that different mosquito species serve as epizootic/epidemic vectors of RVFV in diverse ecologies, creating a complex epidemiologic pattern in East Africa.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace3250
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2010
publishDateRange 2010
publishDateSort 2010
publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
publisherStr American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace32502024-05-01T08:18:35Z Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations Sang, R. Kioko, E. Lutomiah, J. Warigia, M. Ochieng, C. O'Guinn, M. Lee, J.S. Koka, H. Godsey, M Hoel, D. Hanafi, H. Miller, B. Schnabel, D. Breiman, R.F. Richardson, J. rift valley fever virus epidemiology In December 2006, Rift Valley fever (RVF) was diagnosed in humans in Garissa Hospital, Kenya and an outbreak reported affecting 11 districts. Entomologic surveillance was performed in four districts to determine the epidemic/epizootic vectors of RVF virus (RVFV). Approximately 297,000 mosquitoes were collected, 164,626 identified to species, 72,058 sorted into 3,003 pools and tested for RVFV by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Seventy-seven pools representing 10 species tested positive for RVFV, including Aedes mcintoshi/circumluteolus (26 pools), Aedes ochraceus (23 pools), Mansonia uniformis (15 pools); Culex poicilipes, Culex bitaeniorhynchus (3 pools each); Anopheles squamosus, Mansonia africana (2 pools each); Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex univittatus, Aedes pembaensis (1 pool each). Positive Ae. pembaensis, Cx. univittatus, and Cx. bitaeniorhynchus was a first time observation. Species composition, densities, and infection varied among districts supporting hypothesis that different mosquito species serve as epizootic/epidemic vectors of RVFV in diverse ecologies, creating a complex epidemiologic pattern in East Africa. 2010-08-05 2011-03-08T05:54:30Z 2011-03-08T05:54:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3250 en Open Access American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Sang, R., Kioko, E., Lutomiah, J., Warigia, M., Ochieng, C., O'Guinn, M., Lee, J.S., Koka, H., Godsey, M., Hoel, D., Hanafi, H., Miller, B., Schnabel, D., Breiman, R.F. and Richardson, J. 2010. Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 82(2 Suppl):28-37.
spellingShingle rift valley fever virus
epidemiology
Sang, R.
Kioko, E.
Lutomiah, J.
Warigia, M.
Ochieng, C.
O'Guinn, M.
Lee, J.S.
Koka, H.
Godsey, M
Hoel, D.
Hanafi, H.
Miller, B.
Schnabel, D.
Breiman, R.F.
Richardson, J.
Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title_full Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title_fullStr Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title_full_unstemmed Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title_short Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations
title_sort rift valley fever virus epidemic in kenya 2006 2007 the entomologic investigations
topic rift valley fever virus
epidemiology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3250
work_keys_str_mv AT sangr riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT kiokoe riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT lutomiahj riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT warigiam riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT ochiengc riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT oguinnm riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT leejs riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT kokah riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT godseym riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT hoeld riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT hanafih riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT millerb riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT schnabeld riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT breimanrf riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations
AT richardsonj riftvalleyfevervirusepidemicinkenya20062007theentomologicinvestigations