Molecular detection of dugbe orthonairovirus in cattle and their infesting ticks (Amblyomma and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus)) in Nigeria.

Dugbe orthonairovirus (DUGV), a tick-borne zoonotic arbovirus, was first isolated in 1964 in Nigeria. For over four decades, no active surveillance was conducted to monitor the spread and genetic variation of DUGV. This study detected and genetically characterized DUGV circulating in cattle and thei...

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Main Authors: Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Albert Eisenbarth, Ansgar Schulz, Julia Hartlaub, James Olukayode Olopade, Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, Martin H Groschup
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c1ac92c2d6e241e38a20b7b73d556561
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