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Observations on the epidemiology of ephemeral fever in Kenya.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

F. G. Davies ,
T. Shaw  and
P. Ochieng
F. G. Davies
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
T. Shaw
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
P. Ochieng
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
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Ephemeral fever antibody was found in domestic cattle in Kenya across a wide range of ecological zones, from highland forests and grasslands to desert and semidesert thorn scrub. Antibody was found in several species of game animals, notably waterbuck and buffalo, where over 50% of the samples showed antibody to EF. Evidence was obtained to show that the virus had been cycling in these wild ruminant populations between epizootics in domestic cattle.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , October 1975 , pp. 231 - 235
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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