High risk for human exposure to Rift Valley fever virus in communities living along livestock movement routes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya.
Caroline TigoiRosemary SangEdith ChepkorirBenedict O OrindiSamuel Okello ArumFrancis MulwaGladys MosomtaiSamson LimbasoOsama Ahmed HassanZephania IruraClas AhlmMagnus EvanderPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
This study demonstrated that although the Isiolo County has been classified as being at medium risk for RVF, virus infection appeared to be as prevalent in humans as in Tana River and Garissa, which have been classified as being at high risk. Populations in these counties live within nomadic livestock movement routes and therefore at risk of being exposed to the RVFV. Interventions to control RVFV infections therefore, should target communities living along livestock movement pathways.