Molecular surveillance of spotted fever group rickettsioses in wildlife and detection of <i>Rickettsia sibirica</i> in a Topi (<i>Damaliscus lunatus</i> ssp. <i>jimela</i>) in Kenya

Molecular surveillance of spotted fever group rickettsioses in wildlife and detection of <i>Rickettsia sibirica</i> in a Topi (<i>Damaliscus lunatus</i> ssp. <i>jimela</i>) in Kenya

Spotted fever group rickettsioses are a group of tick-borne zoonotic diseases caused by intracellular bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. The diseases are widely reported amongst international travellers returning from most sub-Saharan Africa with fever, yet their importance in local populations large...

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Main Authors: David Ndeereh, Andrew Thaiyah, Gerald Muchemi, Antoinette A. Miyunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-01-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Laikipia
Maasai Mara
rickettsioses
Damaliscus korrigum
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1265

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