Molecular detection of dugbe orthonairovirus in cattle and their infesting ticks (Amblyomma and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus)) in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Albert Eisenbarth, Ansgar Schulz, Julia Hartlaub, James Olukayode Olopade, Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, Martin H. Groschup
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Ibar
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/fd1da0ce5a4d477384efad3b84f1c4a6

Dugbe orthonairovirus (DUGV), a tick-borne zoonotic arbovirus, was first isolated in 1964 in Nigeria. For over four decades, no active surveillance was conducted to monitor the spread and genetic variation of DUGV. This study detected and genetically characterized DUGV circulating in cattle and thei...