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Direct Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from Domestic Cat to Veterinary Personnel

Authors :
Yukiko Sato
Tamaki Okabayashi
Atsushi Yamanaka
Naoyasu Ueda
Putu Eka Sudaryatma
Hidenori Tanaka
Miho Miura
Daisuke Himeji
Sho Fujimoto
Yumi Kirino
Hirohisa Mekata
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 2994-2998 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Abstract

Two veterinary personnel in Japan were infected with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) while handling a sick cat. Whole-genome sequences of SFTSV isolated from the personnel and the cat were 100% identical. These results identified a nosocomial outbreak of SFTSV infection in an animal hospital without a tick as a vector.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806059 and 10806040
Volume :
26
Issue :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c5bf5aabe277bf691385eb239664ac6a