Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in ticks collected from humans, South Korea, 2013

We investigated the infection rate for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) among ticks collected from humans during May-October 2013 in South Korea. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks have been considered the SFTSV vector. However, we detected the virus in H. longicornis, Amblyomm...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2014-08, Vol.20 (8), p.1358-1361
Main Authors: Yun, Seok-Min, Lee, Wook-Gyo, Ryou, Jungsang, Yang, Sung-Chan, Park, Sun-Whan, Roh, Jong Yeol, Lee, Ye-Ji, Park, Chan, Han, Myung Guk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - virology
Bunyaviridae
Cell Line
Dispatch
Female
Genes, Viral
Health aspects
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infection
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Phlebotomus Fever - epidemiology
Phlebotomus Fever - history
Phlebotomus Fever - transmission
Phlebovirus
Phlebovirus - classification
Phlebovirus - genetics
Phlebovirus - isolation & purification
Phylogeny
Prevalence
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus
SFTS
SFTSV
Thrombocytopenia
Ticks - virology
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Summary:We investigated the infection rate for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) among ticks collected from humans during May-October 2013 in South Korea. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks have been considered the SFTSV vector. However, we detected the virus in H. longicornis, Amblyomma testudinarium, and Ixodes nipponensis ticks, indicating additional potential SFTSV vectors.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2008.131857