Epidemiology and Ecology of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in China, 2010‒2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing epidemics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), an emerging tick-borne disease in East Asia, and its high case fatality rate have raised serious public health concerns.

Methods

Surveillance data on laboratory-confirmed SFTS cases in China were collected. The spatiotemporal dynamics and epidemiological features were explored. The socioeconomic and environmental drivers were identified for SFTS diffusion using survival analysis and for SFTS persistence using a two-stage generalized boosted regression tree model.

Results

During 2010‒2018, a total of 7721 laboratory-confirmed SFTS cases were reported in China, with an overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 10.5%. The average annual incidence increased >20 times and endemic areas expand

SUBMITTER: Miao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664468 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature