Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus to Human from Nonindigenous Tick Host, Japan

Autor: Qiang Xu, Takeshi Nabeshima, Koichiro Hamada, Takashi Sugimoto, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Kouichi Morita, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Takahiro Maeda, Koya Ariyoshi, Yuki Takamatsu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 11, Pp 2419-2423 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid3011.240912
Popis: We report a human case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection transmitted by a tick, confirmed by viral identification. Haemaphysalis aborensis, a tick species not native to Japan that has been observed to transmit the virus to humans, is now recognized as a potential vector of this virus in Japan.
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