Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its pathogen SFTSV

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever in East Asia with case fatality up to 50%. SFTS is caused by SFTSV, a tick borne bunyavirus. In endemic area in China 1%–3% population was infected with SFTSV, but age is critical risk factor for hospitalization and...

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Published in:Microbes and infection 2015-02, Vol.17 (2), p.149-154
Main Authors: Lei, Xiao-Ying, Liu, Miao-Miao, Yu, Xue-Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arthropod Vectors
Bunyaviridae Infections - complications
Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Bunyaviridae Infections - virology
Bunyavirus
China - epidemiology
Disease Models, Animal
Hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - complications
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - virology
Humans
Phlebovirus
Phlebovirus - genetics
Phlebovirus - pathogenicity
Phlebovirus - physiology
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
SFTSV
Syndrome
Thrombocytopenia - complications
Thrombocytopenia - epidemiology
Thrombocytopenia - virology
Virus Replication
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Summary:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever in East Asia with case fatality up to 50%. SFTS is caused by SFTSV, a tick borne bunyavirus. In endemic area in China 1%–3% population was infected with SFTSV, but age is critical risk factor for hospitalization and death of SFTS patients.
ISSN:1286-4579
1769-714X
DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2014.12.002