Research Article

Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus Interepidemic Activity in Some Hotspot Areas of Kenya by Sentinel Animal Surveillance, 2009–2012

Table 2

Number of RVF seropositive animals and number of replaced animals during the different sampling periods at Ijara district.

SiteAnimal typeSampling period
September 2009October 2009February 2010May 10June-July 2010October-November 2010June 2012

KotileSheep ()2 (17)3 (17)0 (17)3 (17)3 (17)
Goat ()1 (139)0 (139)0 (139)0 (139)1 (139)
Number replaced36124913

SangailuSheep ()2 (25)2 (25)25 (25)2 (25)9 (25)
Goat ()1 (31)0 (31)14 (31)6 (31)18 (31)
Number replaced156

GedelunSheep ()0 (50)7 (50)1 (50)
Goat ()
Number replaced414

Numbers in brackets () indicate total number sampled for each animal per sampling period; — shows data on animals not recruited.