Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2017)

Serologic Evidence for Influenza C and D Virus among Ruminants and Camelids, Africa, 1991–2015

  • Elias Salem,
  • Elizabeth A.J. Cook,
  • Hicham Ait Lbacha,
  • Justine Oliva,
  • Félix Awoume,
  • Gilbert L. Aplogan,
  • Emmanuel Couacy Hymann,
  • Dishon Muloi,
  • Sharon L. Deem,
  • Said Alali,
  • Zaid Zouagui,
  • Eric M. Fèvre,
  • Gilles Meyer,
  • Mariette Ducatez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.170342
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 9
pp. 1556 – 1559

Abstract

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Influenza D virus has been identified in America, Europe, and Asia. We detected influenza D virus antibodies in cattle and small ruminants from North (Morocco) and West (Togo and Benin) Africa. Dromedary camels in Kenya harbored influenza C or D virus antibodies, indicating a potential new host for these viruses.

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