Molecular identification of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome viruses from tick and bitten patient in Southeast China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe fever and thrombocytopenia bunyavirus (SFTSV) infection causes severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome with high mortality. It is extremely rare that a transmitting tick can be directly captured in bite wounds, and that SFTSV can be isolated from both the captured tick and patient's serum to establish a solid pathogen diagnosis.

Case presentation

We report a case infected with severe fever and thrombocytopenia bunyavirus. The 69-year-old male patient presented with fever and tenderness on two lymph nodes in the right groin. A visible tick bite mark appeared on right upper quadrant of the patient's abdomen, and a live tick was captured in the bite wound upon physical examination. The virus was detected in both the blood of the patient and in the tick that

SUBMITTER: Tong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7409506 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature