Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Epidemiological and genetic investigation of a cluster of cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus |
| Authors: |
Lingling Mao, Baocheng Deng, Yuhong Liang, Yun Liu, Zijiang Wang, Jie Zhang, Wei Wu, Lei Yu, Wenqing Yao |
| Source: |
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
SFTS, Cluster outbreak, Molecular epidemiology, SFTSV, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background To analyze and discuss the transmission route of a cluster of cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus (SFTSV). Method We performed an epidemiological investigation and a genetic analysis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) caused by SFTSV, their close contacts and the surrounding population. Results We found that all patients had contact with the blood of the first patient. The comparison of gene sequences in the three isolated SFTSV strains showed that the strains were closely related. Six close contacts and nine individuals in the surrounding population were positive for SFTSV IgM antibody. Conclusion We suspect that the cluster outbreak was transmitted via blood and that the natural reservoir host of SFTSV exists in the patients’ environment. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2334 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05072-w; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12879-020-05072-w |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/d8befd3c27ce4dc2b76cd6fa9869f802 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8befd3c27ce4dc2b76cd6fa9869f802 |
| Database: |
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