Severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus, Shandong Province, China

  • Li Zhao
  • , Shenyong Zhai
  • , Hongling Wen
  • , Feng Cui
  • , Yuanyuan Chi
  • , Ling Wang
  • , Fuzhong Xue
  • , Qian Wang
  • , Zhiyu Wang
  • , Shoufeng Zhang
  • , Yanyan Song
  • , Jun Du
  • , Xue Jie Yu

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Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, which results in severe illness and has a high case-fatality rate, is caused by a novel bunyavirus, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus. We found that samples from 2/237 (0.8%) healthy persons and 111/134 (83%) goats in Yiyuan County, Shandong Province, China, were seropositive for this virus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)963-965
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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