Genetic Diversity of West Nile virus Isolated from the tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, in Kenya

• O.W. Lwande,
• M. Venter,
• J. Lutomiah,
• G. Michuki,
• C. Rumberia,
• F. Gakuya,
• V. Obanda,
• C. Tigoi,
• C. Odhiambo,
• F. Nindo,
• R. Sang

Affiliations

O.W. Lwande

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

M. Venter

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

J. Lutomiah

Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

G. Michuki

International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

C. Rumberia

International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

F. Gakuya

Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Kenya

V. Obanda

Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Kenya

C. Tigoi

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

C. Odhiambo

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

F. Nindo

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Sudan

R. Sang

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya