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. 2007 Sep;13(9):1371–1373. doi: 10.3201/eid1309.070466

Table 1. Moloka virus isolates identified in Africa.

Location Year of isolation Species of origin Reference
Ibadan, Nigeria 1968 Shrew (Crocidura sp.) (3 isolates) ( 2 )
Ibadan, Nigeria 1968 Human ( 3 , 4 )
Ibadan, Nigeria 1969 Shrew (Crocidura sp.) ( 3 )
Umhlanga Rocks, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa 1970 (identified in the 1980s) Cat ( 12 )
Ibadan, Nigeria 1971 Human ( 3 )
Yaounde, Cameroon 1974 Shrew (Crocidura sp.) ( 5 )
Bangui, Central African Republic 1981 Rodent (Lophuromys sikapusi) ( 6 )
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1981 Dog (vaccinated) and cat (4 isolates) ( 7 )
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1982 Cat (2 isolates) ( 7 )
Addis Adaba, Ethiopia 1989−1990 Cat ( 8 )
Selous, Zimbabwe 1993 Cat ( 11 )
Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Province, 
South Africa 1995 Cat ( 9 )
East London, Eastern Cape Province, 
South Africa 1996 Cat ( 10 )
Yellow Sands, Eastern Cape Province, 
South Africa 1996 Cat (vaccinated) ( 10 )
Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Province, 
South Africa 1997 Cat (vaccinated) (2 isolates) ( 10 , 12 )
Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa 1998 Cat (vaccinated) ( 10 , 12 )
Nkomazi, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 2005 Dog This study
East London, Eastern Cape Province, 
South Africa 2006 Cat (vaccinated) This study