Detection and prevalence of a novel Bandavirus related to Guertu virus in Amblyomma gemma ticks and human populations in Isiolo County, Kenya

Hellen Koka; Solomon Langat; Samuel Oyola; Faith Cherop; Gilbert Rotich; James Mutisya; Victor Ofula; Konongoi Limbaso; Juliette R. Ongus; Joel Lutomiah; Rosemary Sang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0310862

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Detection and prevalence of a novel Bandavirus related to Guertu virus in Amblyomma gemma ticks and human populations in Isiolo County, Kenya

Hellen Koka ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hellenkoka@gmail.com

Affiliations Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3884-2620

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Solomon Langat,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya
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Samuel Oyola,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Faith Cherop,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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Gilbert Rotich,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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James Mutisya,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya
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Victor Ofula,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya
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Konongoi Limbaso,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya
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Juliette R. Ongus,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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Joel Lutomiah,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Virus Research, Nairobi, Kenya
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Rosemary Sang

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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Detection and prevalence of a novel Bandavirus related to Guertu virus in Amblyomma gemma ticks and human populations in Isiolo County, Kenya

Hellen Koka,
Solomon Langat,
Samuel Oyola,
Faith Cherop,
Gilbert Rotich,
James Mutisya,
Victor Ofula,
Konongoi Limbaso,
Juliette R. Ongus,
Joel Lutomiah

Published: September 20, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310862

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