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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

Isolation and molecular characterization of West Nile Virus with evidence of vertical transmission in the Coastal region, Kenya.

Tabitha Wanjiru, Solomon Langat, Hellen Koka, Santos Yalwala, Gladys Kerich, Janet Ambale, Jaree Johnson, Eric Garges, Robert Haynes, Gerald Kellar and 2 more

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Tabitha WanjiruDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0009-0002-3597-8001
Solomon LangatCentre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Hellen KokaCentre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Santos YalwalaDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Gladys KerichDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Janet AmbaleDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jaree JohnsonDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Eric GargesDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Robert HaynesDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Gerald KellarDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
John EadsDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Fredrick EyaseDepartment of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus of global public health importance, maintained in an enzootic cycle between birds and mosquitoes, with humans and other mammals as incidental hosts. Although WNV has been documented in Kenya, surveillance remains inconsistent, geographically fragmented, and largely dependent on serological methods. This limits understanding of circulating lineages, vector diversity, and transmission dynamics, particularly in coastal regions. This study aimed to address these gaps through systematic arboviral surveillance of mosquito populations across four ecologically distinct Kenyan counties using an integrated genomic approach. Mosquitoes were collected using CDC miniature light traps from Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, and Isiolo counties (

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CulicidaeMosquito VectorsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusAedesAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsGenome, ViralHumansKenyaMosquito-Borne DiseasesPhylogenyVero Cellsnext-generation sequencingvertical transmissionWest Nile virus

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PMID42640093
PMCPMC13688926

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