Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels in Kenya: A Systematised Review.

ABSTRACT: Kenya is home to Africa's third largest population of dromedary camels, and production at commercial and local levels are increasingly important. In pastoral and nomadic communities in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), camels play a vital role in food security, while commercial milk production and formalized export markets are rapidly emerging as camel populations expand into non-traditional areas. Until recently, little focus was placed on camels as hosts of zoonotic disease, but the emergence of Middle Eastern respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012, and the discovery of exposure to the virus in Kenyan camels, highlighted the need for further understanding of this area. This systematised review utilised a robust search strategy to assess the occurrence of camel-associated zoonoses

SUBMITTER: Hughes EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature