Abstract
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.
Highlights
Seok-Min Yun,1 Wook-Gyo Lee,1 Jungsang Ryou, Sung-Chan Yang, Sun-Whan Park, Jong Yeol Roh, Ye-Ji Lee, Chan Park, and Myung Guk Han
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
We detected the virus in H. longicornis, Amblyomma testudinarium, and Ixodes nipponensis ticks, indicating additional potential SFTSV vectors
Summary
Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks have been considered the SFTSV vector. We detected the virus in H. longicornis, Amblyomma testudinarium, and Ixodes nipponensis ticks, indicating additional potential SFTSV vectors. Is an emerging disease characterized by fever and thrombocytopenia. The syndrome is caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), a member of the family Bunyaviridae, genus. SFTSV is related to, but distinctly different from, Heartland viruses, which were isolated in the United States [2]
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