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Epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Zhejiang Province, China
- Source :
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases. :180-185
- Publisher :
- The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Abstract
- Summary Objectives To summarize the epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Zhejiang Province, China. Methods A standardized questionnaire was used to collect information on demographic features, exposure history, clinical symptoms, and timelines of medical visits. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the characteristics of SFTS. Results A total of 65 cases of SFTS were identified in Zhejiang Province from 2011 to 2013, of whom 34 were male and 31 were female. The median age was 66 years and 60 cases occurred in persons aged ≥50 years. The majority (91%) of SFTS cases occurred between May and August. With regard to exposure history, patients had pursued outdoor activities (63%), had a history of exposure to a tick (68%) or tick bite (29%), bred domestic animals (31%), or had a history of exposure to a mouse (57%), and some patients had a multi-exposure history. Approximately 98.46% of patients were hospitalized, and symptoms of the illness included fever (98%), fatigue (71%), chills (51%), etc. Two family clusters occurred, although there was no person-to-person transmission. Conclusions In Zhejiang Province, SFTS is prevalent between May and August among elderly persons who live in hilly areas, and clinical features are not specific. More emphasis should be given to this disease and further training of medical personnel should be carried out to prevent misdiagnosis.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
China
Fever
Epidemiological characteristic
Disease
Tick
Severity of Illness Index
Elderly persons
Epidemiology
Medicine
Animals
Humans
Geography, Medical
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
biology
Fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Clinical characteristics
business.industry
Transmission (medicine)
Incidence
Family cluster
General Medicine
Syndrome
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Thrombocytopenia
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Infectious Diseases
Chills
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 12019712
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e9b632da0b237416a84947867f95867e
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.022