Mixed Infection with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Two Genotypes of Scrub Typhus in a Patient, South Korea, 2017

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral disease with a high mortality rate. Infection can also occur through close contact with an infected patient. Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by , a bacterium transmitted to humans through chigger mite bites. Sou...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2018-01, Vol.99 (2), p.287-290
Main Authors: Yoo, Jeong Rae, Heo, Sang Taek, Kang, Ji-Hoon, Park, Dahee, Kim, Jeong Soon, Bae, Jeong Hoon, Woo, Jong Jin, Kim, Suhyun, Lee, Keun Hwa
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Language:English
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Typhus
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Summary:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral disease with a high mortality rate. Infection can also occur through close contact with an infected patient. Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by , a bacterium transmitted to humans through chigger mite bites. South Korea is an endemic region of SFTS and scrub typhus. In this study, we confirmed that a patient was coinfected with SFTS virus and two (Boryong and Taguchi) genotypes of .
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.18-0088