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Advances in research on severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an acute infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). Since the first reported case, SFTSV has spread globally, particularly in Asian regions such as China, South Korea, and Japan, with an ...
Yu Yu, Jing Li, Qingqing Liu, Rongrong Zhai, Yuzhu Dai, Lei Sun, Lei Sun   +6 more
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Characterization of quasispecies of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus [PDF]

Journal of Virology
Three specific amino acid variations have been identified in the quasispecies of the isolated YG1 strain of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV): Gn (Y328H), Gc (R624W), and L (N1891K).
Sithumini M. W. Lokupathirage, Devinda S. Muthusinghe, Rakiiya S. Sarii, Olusola A. Akanbi, Kenta Shimizu, Yoshimi Tsuda, Kumiko Yoshimatsu   +6 more
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Antiviral Drugs Against Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), which is a novel bunyavirus.
Mutsuyo Takayama-Ito, Masayuki Saijo
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Hedgehogs as Amplifying Hosts of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tickborne bandavirus mainly transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks in East Asia, mostly in rural areas.
Chaoyue Zhao, Xing Zhang, Xiaoxi Si, Ling Ye, Kevin Lawrence, Yajun Lu, Chunhong Du, Haidong Xu, Qian Yang, Qianfeng Xia, Guoxiang Yu, Wei Xu, Fei Yuan, Junfeng Hao, Jia-Fu Jiang, Aihua Zheng   +15 more
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Evolution and the potential for human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in low transmission settings in China [PDF]

New Microbes and New Infections
Objective: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), an emerging infectious disease with substantial mortality, was first reported in China in 2009 and subsequently became endemic to South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates ...
Yin Wang, Yao Huang, Jie Liang, Qiumei Li, Liguo Zhu, Shuyi Liang, Zhifeng Li, Chaojie Xu, Jianli Hu, Yun Gu, Yuyang Ge, Xiuling Zhang, Zhengya Wei, Luojing Zhou, Guangyu Lu   +14 more
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Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus to Human from Nonindigenous Tick Host, Japan [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report a human case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection transmitted by a tick, confirmed by viral identification. Haemaphysalis aborensis, a tick species not native to Japan that has been observed to transmit the virus to ...
Qiang Xu, Takeshi Nabeshima, Koichiro Hamada, Takashi Sugimoto, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Kouichi Morita, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Takahiro Maeda, Koya Ariyoshi, Yuki Takamatsu   +9 more
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Genetic Diversity, Regional Distribution, and Clinical Characteristics of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Gangwon Province, Korea, a Highly Prevalent Region, 2019–2021

Microorganisms, 2023
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an arthropod-borne viral disease with a high mortality rate with high fever and thrombocytopenia. We investigated the clinical and epidemiological characteristics and viral genotypes from 2019 to 2021
Mi-Young Moon, Hyeon Kyu Kim, Se-Jin Chung, Jae Hwan Byun, Ha-Na Kim, Woan Lee, Soon-Won Lee, Sezim Monoldorova, Sungkyeong Lee, Bo-Young Jeon, Eun-Joo Lim   +10 more
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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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Co-infection with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Rickettsia japonica after Tick Bite, Japan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was diagnosed in a febrile woman in Japan after a tick bite. However, Rickettsia japonica DNA was retrospectively detected in the eschar specimen, suggesting co-infection from the bite.
Tatsuya Fujikawa, Tomoki Yoshikawa, Takeshi Kurosu, Masayuki Shimojima, Masayuki Saijo, Kyoko Yokota   +5 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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