Identification of a Novel Genotype of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) in Northern Hebei Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), is an emerging tick-borne disease in East Asia. SFTS monitoring has been carried out since 2010 in mainland China, but no confirmed human cases or infected vectors had been reported from the northern regions of Hebei Province. We intensified surveillance in this area by collecting serum samples from patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) and ticks from local habitats. Subsequently, all collected samples were screened for SFTSV by qRT-PCR. SFTSV RNA was detected in two patient sera from Chengde (2.2%). In six, positive ticks were detected among the Haemaphysalis verticalis (8.6%) collected from Zhangjiakou; no positive ticks were detected among the ticks collected from Chengde. Complete viral genom

SUBMITTER: Geng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12737708 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature