West Nile virus in farmed crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

Edgar Simulundu; Kunda Ndashe; Herman M. Chambaro; David Squarre; Paul Michael Reilly; Simbarashe Chitanga; Katendi Changula; Andrew N. Mukubesa; Joseph Ndebe; John Tembo; Nathan Kapata; Matthew Bates; Yona Sinkala; Bernard M. Hang’ombe; King S. Nalubamba; Masahiro Kajihara; Michihito Sasaki; Yasuko Orba; Ayato Takada; Hirofumi Sawa

doi:10.3201/eid2604.190954

West Nile virus in farmed crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

Edgar Simulundu^*
, Kunda Ndashe
, Herman M. Chambaro
, David Squarre
, Paul Michael Reilly
, Simbarashe Chitanga
, Katendi Changula
, Andrew N. Mukubesa
, Joseph Ndebe
, John Tembo
, Nathan Kapata
, Matthew Bates
, Yona Sinkala
, Bernard M. Hang’ombe
, King S. Nalubamba
, Masahiro Kajihara
, Michihito Sasaki
, Yasuko Orba
, Ayato Takada
, Hirofumi Sawa

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Zambia
Lusaka Apex Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia
Hokkaido University
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka
University of Edinburgh
University of Florida
University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
Zambian Ministry of Health
University of Lincoln
University College London

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We detected West Nile virus (WNV) nucleic acid in crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in Zambia. Phylogenetically, the virus belonged to lineage 1a, which is predominant in the Northern Hemisphere. These data provide evidence that WNV is circulating in crocodiles in Africa and increases the risk for animal and human transmission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	811-814
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.190954
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Simulundu, E., Ndashe, K., Chambaro, H. M., Squarre, D., Reilly, P. M., Chitanga, S., Changula, K., Mukubesa, A. N., Ndebe, J., Tembo, J., Kapata, N., Bates, M., Sinkala, Y., Hang’ombe, B. M., Nalubamba, K. S., Kajihara, M., Sasaki, M., Orba, Y., Takada, A., & Sawa, H. (2020). West Nile virus in farmed crocodiles, Zambia, 2019. Emerging infectious diseases, 26(4), 811-814. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.190954

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West Nile virus in farmed crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

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