Rift Valley Fever Risk Map Model and Seroprevalence in Selected Wild Ungulates and Camels from Kenya

Seth C. Britch; Yatinder S. Binepal; Mark G. Ruder; Henry M. Kariithi; Kenneth J. Linthicum; Assaf Anyamba; Jennifer L. Small; Compton J. Tucker; Leonard O. Ateya; Abuu A. Oriko; Stephen Gacheru; William C. Wilson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066626

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Rift Valley Fever Risk Map Model and Seroprevalence in Selected Wild Ungulates and Camels from Kenya

Seth C. Britch ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Yatinder S. Binepal ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mark G. Ruder,

Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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Henry M. Kariithi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenneth J. Linthicum,

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Assaf Anyamba,

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
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Jennifer L. Small,

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
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Compton J. Tucker,

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
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Leonard O. Ateya,

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abuu A. Oriko,

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Stephen Gacheru,

Affiliation Director of Veterinary Services, Private Bag, Kabete, Kenya
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William C. Wilson

* E-mail: william.wilson@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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Rift Valley Fever Risk Map Model and Seroprevalence in Selected Wild Ungulates and Camels from Kenya

Seth C. Britch,
Yatinder S. Binepal,
Mark G. Ruder,
Henry M. Kariithi,
Kenneth J. Linthicum,
Assaf Anyamba,
Jennifer L. Small,
Compton J. Tucker,
Leonard O. Ateya,
Abuu A. Oriko

Published: June 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066626

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Kenya Wildlife Service was the source of the samples

Posted by wcwilson on 08 Jul 2013 at 21:14 GMT

The authors thank Kenya Wildlife Service for allowing us access to the wildlife samples. Although we did include the KWS as the source in the manuscript materials and methods the previous acknowledgment statement should have also been included.

No competing interests declared.

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