Juma, John
Fonseca, Vagner
Konongoi, Samson L.
van Heusden, Peter
Roesel, Kristina
Sang, Rosemary
Bett, Bernard
Christoffels, Alan
de Oliveira, Tulio
Oyola, Samuel O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
Department of the Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA11910031)
Rockefeller Foundation
Article History
Received: 3 March 2022
Accepted: 13 July 2022
First Online: 18 July 2022
Declarations
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: In collection of blood from cattle, acceptable national and international ethical standards were strictly adhered to in order to minimize pain and stress to the animals. The purpose of the study was well articulated to the cattle owners and consent obtained upon agreement. The study protocol was approved by ILRI’s Institutional Ethical Review Committee (IREC), reference ILRI-IREC2020–07 and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), reference ILRI-IACUC2021–18. All manipulations of the RVF virus were done in containment Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) facility at ILRI. Approval (ILRI-IBC2021–09) was obtained from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) which is registered and accredited by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) in Kenya.
: Not applicable.
: Authors declare no competing interests.