Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report

A 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a history of outdoor activities. Thus, we started immunog...

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Published in:Viruses 2022-01, Vol.14 (2), p.223
Main Authors: Miyauchi, Atsushi, Sada, Ken-Ei, Yamamoto, Hirotaka, Iriyoshi, Hiroki, Touyama, Yuji, Hashimoto, Daisuke, Nojima, Shigeru, Yamanaka, Shingo, Ishijima, Keita, Maeda, Ken, Kawamura, Masafumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Animals
Anorexia
Arachnids
Case Report
Case reports
Cat Diseases - blood
Cat Diseases - virology
cat-to-human transmission
Cats
Consciousness
Diarrhea
DNA, Viral - blood
DNA, Viral - genetics
Epidemiology
Eye protection
Fever
Genomes
human
Humans
Infections
Laboratories
Male
Medical supplies
Phlebovirus - classification
Phlebovirus - genetics
Phlebovirus - isolation & purification
Polymerase chain reaction
Reverse transcription
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - blood
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - diagnosis
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - transmission
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - virology
Thrombocytopenia
Veterinarians
Viral infections
Viruses
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Summary:A 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a history of outdoor activities. Thus, we started immunoglobulin therapy immediately. A serum reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SFTS virus (SFTSV) was positive. The patient had treated a cat with thrombocytopenia 10 days prior to admission. The cat's serum SFTSV RT-PCR test result was positive, and the whole genome sequences of the patient's and cat's SFTSV were identical, suggesting the possibility of transmission from the cat to the patient. Other cases of direct cat-to-human SFTV transmission have been reported recently. Mucous membranes should be protected, including eye protection, in addition to standard precautions, when in contact with any cat with suspected SFTS.
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v14020223