Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Dispatch
Mokola Virus in Domestic Mammals, South Africa
Claude T. Sabeta*†
, Wanda Markotter†, Debrah K. Mohale*, Wonderful Shumba*, Alexander I. Wandeler‡, and Louis H. Nel†
, Wanda Markotter†, Debrah K. Mohale*, Wonderful Shumba*, Alexander I. Wandeler‡, and Louis H. Nel†Table 1
Moloka virus isolates identified in Africa
| Location | Year of isolation | Species of origin | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 1968 | Shrew (Crocidura sp.) (3 isolates) | (2) |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 1968 | Human | (3,4) |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 1969 | Shrew (Crocidura sp.) | (3) |
| Umhlanga Rocks, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa | 1970 (identified in the 1980s) | Cat | (12) |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 1971 | Human | (3) |
| Yaounde, Cameroon | 1974 | Shrew (Crocidura sp.) | (5) |
| Bangui, Central African Republic | 1981 | Rodent (Lophuromys sikapusi) | (6) |
| Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1981 | Dog (vaccinated) and cat (4 isolates) | (7) |
| Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1982 | Cat (2 isolates) | (7) |
| Addis Adaba, Ethiopia | 1989−1990 | Cat | (8) |
| Selous, Zimbabwe | 1993 | Cat | (11) |
| Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | 1995 | Cat | (9) |
| East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | 1996 | Cat | (10) |
| Yellow Sands, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | 1996 | Cat (vaccinated) | (10) |
| Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa | 1997 | Cat (vaccinated) (2 isolates) | (10,12) |
| Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa | 1998 | Cat (vaccinated) | (10,12) |
| Nkomazi, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa | 2005 | Dog | This study |
| East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | 2006 | Cat (vaccinated) | This study |
