Factors and outcomes in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS): A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An emerging infectious zoonosis known as Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is discovered mainly in Japan, South Korea and China. SFTS virus (SFTSV) which is recently recognised as bunyavirus is borne by ticks such as Haemaphysalis longicornis. It has the capabilities to spread as develop clusters and become a considerable public health threat as this virus could experience rapid evolution via gene mutation. Case fatality rate has been reported up to higher than 30%. The aim of this review is to determine the associated risk factors of SFTS and its outcome.

Materials and methods

Literature search was conducted using online databases PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. A total of 517 records were identified from searches in PubMed, ScienceDire

SUBMITTER: Dualis H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219640 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature