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 |
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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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