Table 2 Arboviruses of livestock isolated/reported in Nigeria 1950–2016
From: Endemic and emerging arboviral diseases of livestock in Nigeria: a review
Virus | First report (country) | First isolation/report in Nigeria | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluetongue | 1905 (South Africa) | 1974 | Culicoides spp., shrews (Crocidura spp.) | [22] |
Rift Valley fever virus | 1930 (Kenya) | 1959 | Sheep | [45] |
West Nile fever virus | 1937 (Uganda) | 1959 | Animals | [68] |
1973 | Humans | [69] | ||
African horse sickness | 1900 (South Africa) | 1971 | Horse | [107] |
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus | 1944–1945 (Crimea) | 1970 | Cattle, goats, hedgehogs, ticks | [133] |
African swine fever virus | 1910 (Kenya) | 2001 | Pigs | [144] |
Kotonkan | 1967 (Nigeria) | 1967 | Culicoides spp. | [150] |
Bovine ephemeral fever virus | 1907 (Rhodesia) | 1973 | Cattle | [159] |
Wesselsbron virus | 1955 (South Africa) | 1968 | Camel | [162] |
Schmallenberg virus | 2011 (Germany) | 2015 | Cattle | [9] |
Akabane virus | 1959 (Japan) | 2016 | Cattle, sheep | [10] |