Volume 17, Number 8—August 2011
Dispatch
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalommid Ticks, Northeastern Kenya
Rosemary Sang
, Joel Lutomiah, Hellen Koka, Albina Makio, Edith Chepkorir, Caroline Ochieng, Santos Yalwala, James Mutisya, Lilian Musila, Jason H. Richardson, Barry R. Miller, and David Schnabel
, Joel Lutomiah, Hellen Koka, Albina Makio, Edith Chepkorir, Caroline Ochieng, Santos Yalwala, James Mutisya, Lilian Musila, Jason H. Richardson, Barry R. Miller, and David SchnabelTable
Ticks species sampled from different livestock animals from 4 sites within Garissa District, northeastern Kenya, and CCHFV infection detected from tick pools, April–May 2008*
| Site and animal | Tick species | No. ticks | No. pools tested | No. CCHFV-positive pools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El-Humow village | ||||
| Goat | Amblyomma variegatum | 64 | 16 | 0 |
| Goat | Am. gemma | 47 | 6 | 0 |
| Cattle | Am. lepidum | 48 | 6 | 0 |
| Camel | Rhipicephalus appendiculatus | 94 | 12 | 0 |
| Camel | Hyalomma rufipes | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Cattle | Hy. rufipes | 124 | 16 | 0 |
| Sheep | Hy. rufipes | 50 | 7 | 0 |
| Camel | Hy. truncatum | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Cattle | Hy. truncatum | 623 | 81 | 0 |
| Sheep | Hy. truncatum | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Cattle | Hyaloma sp. | 73 | 10 | 0 |
| Cattle | Rh. pulchellus | 748 | 94 | 0 |
| Sheep | Rh. pulchellus | 162 | 21 | 0 |
| Diiso village | ||||
| Cattle | Hy. rufipes | 160 | 20 | 3 |
| Camel | Hy. truncatum | 1,034 | 132 | 4 |
| Cattle | Hy. truncatum | 1,513 | 191 | 14 |
| Camel | Hyalomma sp. | 191 | 24 | 0 |
| Cattle | Hyalomma sp. | 192 | 59 | 1 |
| Camel | Rh. pulchellus | 168 | 21 | 0 |
| Cattle | Rh. pulchellus | 1,297 | 163 | 0 |
| Goat |
Rh. pulchellus |
420 |
53 |
0 |
| Livestock market | ||||
| Cattle | Hy. truncatum | 266 | 34 | 0 |
| Cattle |
Hyalomma sp. |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Slaughterhouse | ||||
| Camel | Hy. rufipes | 90 | 12 | 1 |
| Camel | Hy. truncatum | 642 | 81 | 0 |
| Camel | Hyalomma sp. | 76 | 19 | 0 |
| Camel |
Rh. pulchellus |
448 |
56 |
0 |
| Totals | 8,600 | 1,144 | 23 |
*CCHFV, Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus.
