Arboviruses, an Emerging Threat to Public Health: Focus on Nigeria, West Africa

R Adesola, I Idris - Infection Epidemiology and Microbiology, 2022 - iem.modares.ac.ir
Conclusion: Hemorrhagic fever, abortion, neonatal death, and decreased production in
livestock are the most obvious features of arboviral infections; therefore, they are of public …

Endemic and emerging arboviral diseases of livestock in Nigeria: a review

D Oluwayelu, A Adebiyi, O Tomori - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are the largest biologic group of vertebrate viruses
and constitute important emerging infectious disease agents globally. Arthropod …

A historical perspective on arboviruses of public health interest in Southern Africa

FTT Hungwe, KM Laycock, TD Ntereke… - … and Global Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Arboviruses are an existing and expanding threat globally, with the potential for causing
devastating health and socioeconomic impacts. Mitigating this threat necessitates a One …

[PDF][PDF] The growing threat of arbovirus transmission and outbreaks in Kenya: a review

RC Sang, LM Dunster - East African medical journal, 2001 - ajol.info
Objective: To review the trend in arbovirus outbreaks and activity in Kenya in the last ten
years. Data source: Published reports of past outbreak investigations and more recent data …

Arboviruses of human health significance in Kenya

E Atoni, C Waruhiu, S Nganga, H Xia, Z Yuan - African Journal of Health …, 2018 - ajol.info
In tropical and developing countries, arboviruses cause emerging and reemerging infectious
diseases. The East African region has experienced several outbreaks of Rift valley fever …

Arboviral zoonoses of Africa

PG Jupp - Handbook of Zoonoses, Section B; Beran, GW, Steele …, 1994 - books.google.com
A total of 23 arboviruses are known to cause human infections in Africa (Table 1). Seven of
these, chikungunya, Sindbis, West Nile, dengue, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, and Crimean …

Seroepidemiology of selected arboviruses in febrile patients visiting selected health facilities in the lake/river basin areas of Lake Baringo, Lake Naivasha, and Tana …

C Tigoi, O Lwande, B Orindi, Z Irura… - Vector-Borne and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Arboviruses cause emerging and re-emerging infections affecting humans and
animals. They are spread primarily by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes, ticks …

Evidence of presence of antibodies against selected arboviruses in Ijara and Marigat Districts, Kenya

VO Ofula, J Oundo, Z Irura, E Chepkorir… - International Journal of …, 2016 - ijidonline.com
Background: Arboviruses are transmitted by arthropods with humans becoming infected
during blood feeding by infected mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies. Characterization of …

Arboviruses in South Africa, known and unknown

E Mensah, ME El Zowalaty - Future Virology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of novel arboviruses of zoonotic potential in South Africa (SA) threatens
human health and animal welfare, and affects economic growth and development. These …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of infection with arboviruses in a healthy population in Pakistan based on seroprevalence

S Chen, M Saqib, HS Khan, Y Bai, UA Ashfaq… - Virologica Sinica, 2024 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases caused by arboviruses are a public health concern in Pakistan.
However, the studies on data prevalence and threats posed by arboviruses are limited. This …