Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus was found in Northern Jiangxi Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease discovered in China in 2009. SFTS monitoring has been carried out since 2010 in mainland China. In recent years, human infection with SFTS virus (SFTSV) has frequently been detected in Jiujiang of Jiangxi Province, Central China.

Methods

Sera of SFTS surveillance cases and samples collected from humans, animals and ticks surrounding the cases were used to detect SFTSV RNA by real-time RT-PCR. SFTSV-positive samples were further subjected to sequencing and analysis of the S, M, and L segments of SFTSV.

Results

Four patients were positive for SFTSV infection. However, the subjects like humans, animals and ticks around the cases were all detected as negative for the virus in

SUBMITTER: Hu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666098 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature