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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kobayashi, Yusuke ; Kato, Hirofumi ; Yamagishi, Takuya ; Shimada, Tomoe ; Matsui, Tamano ; ... More +
Kobayashi, Yusuke ; Kato, Hirofumi ; Yamagishi, Takuya ; Shimada, Tomoe ; Matsui, Tamano ; Yoshikawa, Tomoki ; Kurosu, Takeshi ; Shimojima, Masayuki ; Morikawa, Shigeru ; Hasegawa, Hideki ; Saijo, Masayuki ; Oishi, Kazunori Less -
Corporate Authors:
SFTS Epidemiological Research Group Japan
Description:
We conducted an epidemiologic study of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan during 2013-2017. Of 303 cases reported during that period, 133 (44%) were included in this study. The median time between onset of illness and diagnosis of SFTS shortened, from 11.5 to 3.0 days, but the case-fatality rate remained high, at 27%. In 64 patients (48%), a close contact with companion animals was reported within 2 weeks of disease onset. Of these 64 patients, 40 were surveyed further, and we confirmed that 3 had direct contact with body fluids of ill companion animals; 2 had direct contact with the saliva of an ill feral cat or pet dog. These patients reported no history of tick bite, suggesting that ill companion animals might be a source of SFTS virus transmission. Direct contact with the body fluids of ill companion animals should be avoided.
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Companion Animal
Epidemiology
Huaiyangshan Banyangvirus
Japan
Phenuiviridae
Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Japan, 2013–2017
Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus
SFTS
SFTSV
Synopsis
Tickborne Diseases
Vector-borne Infections
Viruses
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):692-699
Pubmed ID:
32186502
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7101122
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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