Yezo Virus Infection in Tick-Bitten Patient and Ticks, Northeastern China

We identified Yezo virus infection in a febrile patient who had a tick bite in northeastern China, where 0.5% of Ixodes persulcatus ticks were positive for viral RNA. Clinicians should be aware of this potential health threat and include this emerging virus in the differential diagnosis for tick-bit...

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Autores principales: Lv, Xiaolong, Liu, Ziyan, Li, Liang, Xu, Wenbo, Yuan, Yongxu, Liang, Xiaojie, Zhang, Li, Wei, Zhengkai, Sui, Liyan, Zhao, Yinghua, Hou, Zhijun, Wei, Feng, Han, Shuzhen, Liu, Quan, Wang, Zedong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10045709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36958012
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.220885
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Sumario:We identified Yezo virus infection in a febrile patient who had a tick bite in northeastern China, where 0.5% of Ixodes persulcatus ticks were positive for viral RNA. Clinicians should be aware of this potential health threat and include this emerging virus in the differential diagnosis for tick-bitten patients in this region.

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