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Serologic Evidence for Influenza C and D Virus among Ruminants and Camelids, Africa, 1991-2015

author(s) Salem, E. - Cook, E. - Lbacha, H. - Oliva, J.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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themes
regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Northern Africa
  • Eastern Africa
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Salem E, Cook E, Lbacha H, Oliva J, Awoume F, Aplogan G, Hymann E, Muloi D, Deem S, Alali S, Zouagui Z, Fèvre E, Meyer G, Ducatez M (2017). Serologic Evidence for Influenza C and D Virus among Ruminants and Camelids, Africa, 1991-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 23(9): 1556-1559

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Abstract

Influenza D virus has been identified in America, Europe, and Asia. We detected influenza D virus antibodies in cattle and small ruminants from North (Morocco) and West (Togo and Benin) Africa. Dromedary camels in Kenya harbored influenza C or D virus antibodies, indicating a potential new host for these viruses. This work arises from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

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