Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Dogs, South Korea

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Dogs, South Korea

Of 103 serum samples collected from dogs in South Korea, 3 (2.9%) were positive for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and 22 (21.4%) were positive for antibodies against SFTSV. A dog-derived isolate of SFTSV clustered with many South Korea SFTSV strains in the Japanese clade.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jun-Gu Kang, Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Young-Sun Jo, Jeong-Byoung Chae, Young-Hoon Joo, Kyoung-Wan Park, Joon-Seok Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
reverse transcription PCR
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus
South Korea
dogs
viruses
phleboviruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0859_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0859_article

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