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Transmission and distribution of African horse sickness virus serotypes in South African zebra

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African Horse Sickness

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The prevalences of African horse sickness (AHS) virus serotypes in zebra foals from the Kruger National Park, South Africa were examined for possible associations between serotypes. Serotypes known to cross-react were combined for analysis. The distributions of serotypes between zebra were not always independent; in 7–8 month old zebra positive pairwise associations were observed between 3 serotypes. This could be generated by biological interactions between serotypes or heterogeneity in host-vector transmission. The data were also used to estimate the basic reproduction number, R 0 . For AHS virus overall, estimates of R 0 ranged from 31–68. This underlines the need for a better understanding of serotype transmission and interactions in AHS.

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  1. Dr. C. C. Lord

    Present address: Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, 200 9th St. SE, Vero Beach, FL, 32962, USA

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Dr. C. C. Lord & M. E. J. Woolhouse

  2. Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa

    B. J. H. Barnard

  3. Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK

    M. E. J. Woolhouse

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  1. Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, UK

    Philip S. Mellor , Matthew Baylis , Christopher Hamblin  & Peter P. C. Mertens , ,  & 

  2. Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    Charles H. Calisher

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Lord, C.C., Woolhouse, M.E.J., Barnard, B.J.H. (1998). Transmission and distribution of African horse sickness virus serotypes in South African zebra. In: Mellor, P.S., Baylis, M., Hamblin, C., Mertens, P.P.C., Calisher, C.H. (eds) African Horse Sickness. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6823-3_3

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