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The Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: An Epidemiological Study of Korean Veterinary Hospital Workers

Viruses, 2023
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic tick-borne infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). Few studies have assessed SFTS seroprevalence among veterinary hospital staff and their awareness of SFTS.
Choon-Mee Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Mi-Seon Bang, Jun-Won Seo, Na-Ra Yun, Da-Young Kim, Mi-Ah Han, Ji-Hye Hwang, Sook-Kyung Park   +8 more
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Nosocomial Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Companion Animals, Japan, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
In Japan, 2 cats that underwent surgery in a room where a sick dog had been euthanized became ill within 9 days of surgery. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus was detected in all 3 animals; nucleotide sequence identity was 100%. Suspected
Hirohisa Mekata, Kazumi Umeki, Kentaro Yamada, Kunihiko Umekita, Tamaki Okabayashi   +4 more
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Association of gastrointestinal symptoms with mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome [PDF]

Heliyon
Background: The clinical significance of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is poorly characterized. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and effect of GI symptoms on the prognosis of
Qun Zhang, Jian Wang, Shaoqiu Zhang, Huali Wang, Zhiyi Zhang, Yu Geng, Yifan Pan, Bei Jia, Yali Xiong, Xiaomin Yan, Jie Li, Chao Wu, Rui Huang, Xiaoli Zhu   +13 more
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Association of Deforestation With Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Abstract Background Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus was first isolated in China in 2009 and has since spread to several Asian countries. SFTS is closely related to environmental factors that accelerate vector growth. We evaluated the associations of SFTS and deforestation with
Nam, Hee-kyoung, Min, Kyung-Duk, Jo, Suyoung, Cho, Sung-il   +3 more
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Rapid Spread of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus by Parthenogenetic Asian Longhorned Ticks

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is spreading rapidly in Asia. This virus is transmitted by the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), which has parthenogenetically and sexually reproducing populations ...
Xing Zhang, Chaoyue Zhao, Chaoyuan Cheng, Guogang Zhang, Tao Yu, Kevin Lawrence, Hongyue Li, Jimin Sun, Zeyu Yang, Ling Ye, Hongliang Chu, Ying Wang, Xiaohu Han, Yongchao Jia, Shuozhang Fan, Hirotaka Kanuka, Tetsuya Tanaka, Cheryl Jenkins, Kristene Gedye, Shona Chandra, Dana C. Price, Qiyong Liu, Young Ki Choi, Xiangjiang Zhan, Zhibin Zhang, Aihua Zheng   +25 more
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Acute Myocarditis with Severe Fever and Thrombocytopenia Syndrome

Internal Medicine, 2022
A 67-year-old man, hospitalized with fever and pancytopenia, experienced cardiogenic shock on the 3rd day of hospitalization. He complained of chest pain and exhibited cardiac dysfunction, upregulated serum troponin levels, and an ST elevation on electrocardiogram.
Okutsu, Shota, Futami, Makito, Arimura, Tadaaki, Ohki, Kosuke, Hiyoshi, Tetsuya, Sakihara, Eishi, Kato, Yoshifumi, Ueda, Yoko, Yano, Masaya, Takeshita, Morishige, Ishikura, Hiroyasu, Suzuki, Tadaki, Kato, Seiya, Miura, Shin-ichiro, Nabeshima, Shigeki   +14 more
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Entry of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus [PDF]

Virologica Sinica, 2016
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a globe-shaped virus covered by a dense icosahedral array of glycoproteins Gn/Gc that mediate the attachment of the virus to host cells and the fusion of viral and cellular membranes. Several membrane factors are involved in virus entry, including C-type lectins and nonmuscle myosin heavy ...
Fei Yuan, Aihua Zheng
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Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Cats and Its Prevalence among Veterinarian Staff Members in Nagasaki, Japan

Viruses, 2021
In this study, we investigated severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus (SFTSV) infection in cats in Nagasaki, Japan. In total, 44 of 133 (33.1%) cats with suspected SFTS were confirmed to be infected with SFTSV.
Tsuyoshi Ando, Takeshi Nabeshima, Shingo Inoue, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Miho Obata, Weiyin Hu, Hiroshi Shimoda, Shintaro Kurihara, Koichi Izumikawa, Kouichi Morita, Daisuke Hayasaka   +10 more
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Ruxolitinib for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

Heliyon, 2022
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease with high mortality. A 73-year-old woman presented to the hospital with fever after being bitten by ticks and was diagnosed with SFTS. Three days after treatment with high-flow oxygen and supportive therapy, her condition deteriorated to septic shock and multiple organ
Sai Wen, Nannan Xu, Gang Wang
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A fractional-order model for CoViD-19 dynamics with reinfection and the importance of quarantine [PDF]

, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Among many symptoms, cough, fever and tiredness are the most common. People over 60 years old and with associated comorbidities are most likely to develop a worsening health condition.
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