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dc.contributor.authorGrossi-Soyster, Elysse N
dc.contributor.authorBanda, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorTeng, Cystal Y
dc.contributor.authorMuchiri, Eric M
dc.contributor.authorMungai, Peter L
dc.contributor.authorMutuku, Francis M.
dc.contributor.authorGildengorin, Ginny
dc.contributor.authorKitron, Uriel
dc.contributor.authorKing, Charles H
dc.contributor.authorLaBeaud, A. Desiree
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-28T09:04:51Z
dc.date.available2017-07-28T09:04:51Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7943
dc.description.abstractRift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes severe disease in both animals and humans, resulting in significant economic and public health damages. The objective of this study was to measure RVFV seroprevalence in six coastal Kenyan villages between 2009 and 2011, and characterize individual-, household-, and community-level risk factors for prior RVFV exposure. Sera were tested for anti-RVFV IgG via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Overall, 51 (1.8%; confidence interval [CI95] 1.3–2.3) of 2,871 samples were seropositive for RVFV. Seroprevalence differed significantly amongvillages,andwashighestinJegoVillage(18/300;6.0%;CI953.6–9.3)and lowest in Magodzon (0/248).Adults were more likely to be seropositive than children (P< 0.001). Seropositive subjects were less likely to own land or a motor vehicle (P< 0.01), suggesting exposure is associated with lower socioeconomicen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASAen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.subjectRift valley fever, seroprevalenceen_US
dc.titleRift Valley Fever Seroprevalence in Coastal Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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