First Isolation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks Collected in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Outbreak Areas in the Republic of Korea

First Isolation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks Collected in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Outbreak Areas in the Republic of Korea

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease that is endemic to China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK). In this study, 8313 ticks collected from SFTS outbreak areas in the ROK in 2013 were used to detect the SFTS virus (SFTSV). A single SFTSV...

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Main Authors: Yun, Seok-Min, Song, Bong Gu, Choi, WooYoung, Roh, Jong Yul, Lee, Ye-Ji, Park, Won Il, Han, Myung Guk, Ju, Young Ran, Lee, Won-Ja
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742983/

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