Seroprevalence of West Nile Fever and Associated Risk Factors in Livestock of Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia.

Jemberu Alemu Megenas, Mengistu Legesse Dadi, Tesfu Kassa Mekonnen, James W Larrick, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa

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First molecular detection and genomic characterization of West Nile virus associated with a naturally aborted sheep in Tunisia.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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Jemberu Alemu MegenasDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Immunology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34 Bishoftu, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-9438-3871

Mengistu Legesse DadiAklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Tesfu Kassa MekonnenAklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

James W LarrickPanorama Research Institute, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA.

Gezahegne Mamo KassaDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Immunology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34 Bishoftu, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-4200-884X

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Sub-Saharan Africa has long been prone to widespread mosquito-borne diseases affecting both humans and animals. However, the presence and impact of West Nile virus (WNV) among livestock in Ethiopia have not been thoroughly investigated. The objective of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of West Nile virus in livestock in the Afar region using serological methods. A total of 736 serum samples were collected from 224 cattle, 155 camels, 144 sheep, 121 goats, and 92 donkeys in the Amibara and Haruka districts of the Afar region selected using haphazard sampling. Among 736 tested livestock serum samples, 50.7% (373/736) showed anti-WNV IgG antibodies evaluated using the ID screen

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Afar regionEthiopialivestockseroprevalenceWest Nile virus

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PMID40005901

DOI10.3390/vetsci12020141

PMCPMC11860265

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