Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus among Domesticated Animals, China

To investigate the infections of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in domesticated animals, we sampled a total of 3,039 animals in 2 counties in Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, from April to November 2011. SFTSV-specific antibodies were detected in 328 (69.5%)...

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Autores principales: Niu, Guoyu, Li, Jiandong, Liang, Mifang, Jiang, Xiaolin, Jiang, Mei, Yin, Haiying, Wang, Zhidian, Li, Chuan, Zhang, Quanfu, Jin, Cong, Wang, Xianjun, Ding, Shujun, Xing, Zheng, Wang, Shiwen, Bi, Zhenqiang, Li, Dexin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648209
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.120245
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Sumario:To investigate the infections of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in domesticated animals, we sampled a total of 3,039 animals in 2 counties in Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, from April to November 2011. SFTSV-specific antibodies were detected in 328 (69.5%) of 472 sheep, 509 (60.5%) of 842 cattle, 136 (37.9%) of 359 dogs, 26 (3.1%) of 839 pigs, and 250 (47.4%) of 527 chickens. SFTSV RNA was detected in all sampled animal species, but the prevalence was low, ranging from 1.7% to 5.3%. A cohort study in 38 sheep was conducted to determine when seroconversion to SFTSV occured. SFTSVs were isolated from sheep, cattle, and dogs and shared >95% sequence homology with human isolates from the same disease-endemic regions. These findings demonstrate that natural infections of SFTSV occur in several domesticated animal hosts in disease-endemic areas and that the virus has a wide host range.

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