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Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Ticks Collected from Humans, South Korea, 2013

Authors :
Seok-Min Yun
Wook-Gyo Lee
Jungsang Ryou
Sung-Chan Yang
Sun-Whan Park
Jong Yeol Roh
Ye-Ji Lee
Chan Park
Myung Guk Han
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 8, Pp 1358-1361 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
20
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f875aa2531b04b4ab70b0096a825dbfc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.131857