Serologic evidence of human exposure to the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus and associated viruses in Kenya.
Ali ZohaibJingyuan ZhangBernard AgwandaJing ChenYun LuoBen HuMoses MasikaJacqueline Kasiiti LichotiCecilia Njeri WaruhiuVincent ObandaFei DengZhengli ShiSheila OmmehShu ShenPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2024)
The results provide serologic evidence of human exposure to SFTSV in Kenya and extend our understanding of SFTSV prevalence from Asia to Africa. The findings suggest an increasing threat of exposure to emerging TBVs and the need to investigate tick viromes in Kenya.