title: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Hyalommid Ticks, Northeastern Kenya
abstract: As part of ongoing arbovirus surveillance, we screened ticks obtained from livestock in northeastern Kenya in 2008 to assess the risk for human exposure to tick-borne viruses. Of 1,144 pools of 8,600 Hyalomma spp. ticks screened for Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus by reverse transcription PCR, 23 pools were infected, demonstrating a potential for human exposure.
journal: Emerging infectious diseases