Davies F G
J Hyg (Lond). 1978 Oct;81(2):251-8. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400025080.
The distribution of antibody to Nairobi sheep disease in sheep and goats in Kenya was found to coincide closely with that of the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. The proportions of a population in an enzootic area with antibody was similar in the different age groups. No antibody to the virus was found in rodent sera and while some low titres were found in some wild ruminant sera, these were considered to be most likely cross reactions with antibody to related viruses.
在肯尼亚,绵羊和山羊体内内罗毕羊病抗体的分布情况被发现与蜱虫——微小扇头蜱的分布紧密吻合。在一个地方病流行区域,不同年龄组的群体中具有抗体的比例相似。在啮齿动物血清中未发现该病毒的抗体,虽然在一些野生反刍动物血清中发现了一些低滴度抗体,但这些被认为极有可能是与相关病毒抗体的交叉反应。