Detection of zika virus disease caused by the Asian lineage of the zika virus at Kenya's Lamu island

Detection of zika virus disease caused by the Asian lineage of the zika virus at Kenya's Lamu island

Objectives: We report the first confirmed cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) disease (ZVD) in Kenya and provide the associated genomic sequences. Methods: The study is part of a prospective febrile illness surveillance study in Kenya. A cluster of ZVD cases was identified in patients with fever presenting a...

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Main Authors: Gathii Kimita, John Collins, Beth Mutai, Esther Omuseni, Clement Masakhwe, Stephen Ocholla, Allan Lemtudo, George Awinda, Rachel Githii, Gerald Kellar, John Waitumbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika
Zika virus disease
Zika virus
Ancestral African lineage Zika virus
Asian lineage Zika virus
Zika forest
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225000852
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