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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Re-infection of wildlife populations with rinderpest virus on the periphery of the Somali ecosystem in East Africa
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 75, No. 1-2, Year 2006
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We report surveillance for rinderpest virus in wildlife populations in three major ecosystems of East Africa: Great Rift Valley, Somali and Tsavo from 1994 to 2003. Three hundred and eighty wild animals were sampled for detection of rinderpest virus, antigen or genome and 1133 sampled for antibody in sera from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania from 20 species. This was done modifying for wildlife the internationally recommended standards for rinderpest investigation and diagnosis in livestock. The animals were selected according to susceptibility and preference given to gregarious species, and populations were selected according to abundance, availability and association with livestock. Rinderpest virus, antigen and/or genome were detected in Kenya; within Tsavo, Nairobi and Meru National Parks. Serological results from 864 animals (of which 65% were buffalo) from the region were selected as unequivocal; showing the temporal and spatial aspects of past epidemics. Recent infection has been only in or peripheral to the Somali ecosystem (in Kenya). Our evidence supports the hypothesis that wildlife is not important in the long-term maintenance of rinderpest and that wildlife are infected sporadically most likely from a cattle source, although this needs to be proven in the Somali ecosystem. Wildlife will continue to be a key to monitoring the remaining virus circulation in Africa. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kock, Richard Anthony
Kenya, Nairobi
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources
Wamwayi, Henry M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Au-ibar Pace Somalia Unit
Rossiter, Paul B.
Kenya, Nairobi
United Nations Complex
Libeau, Geneviève
France, Paris
Cirad
Wambwa, E.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Wildlife Service
Okori, J.
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Wildlife Authority
Shiferaw, Fekadu S.
Unknown Affiliation
Mlengeya, Titus D.K.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.01.016
ISSN:
01675877
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda