Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages 396-402Publisher
AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0059
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Funding
- Special Project of The Ministry of Science and Technology [2013FY113500]
- National Science and Technology Major Project of China [2008ZX10002-004, 2012ZX10002003]
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a novel phlebovirus that was identified to be the etiological pathogen of the emerging infectious disease, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). SFTSV could be transmitted through tick bite. Transmission of SFTSV among humans has also been reported mainly through direct blood contact. In July 2014, a cluster of six suspected SFTS cases occurred in Shandong Province, China. In this cluster, both symptomatic and asymptomatic persons were included. By analyzing the clinical data and results of laboratory tests, and conducting the epidemiological interviews with the cases and their families, risk factors responsible for the transmission were evaluated. The findings suggested that SFTSV transmission among humans may cause asymptomatic infection via personal contact without blood exposure.
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