Abstract
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, an emerging hemorrhagic fever, is caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), a tick-borne bunyavirus. Information regarding SFTSV animal hosts is very limited. In this study, we showed that 64% (9/14) of hedgehogs in Shandong Province, China were seropositive to SFTSV antibody, suggesting that hedgehog could be a vertebrate parasitifer for SFTSV.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 347-350 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bunyavirus
- SFTSV
- hedgehog
- seroprevalence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology