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<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>Ticks as Reservoir and Vector of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in China
27 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever in East Asia caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), a newly discovered phlebovirus. The Haemaphysalis longicornis tick has been suspected to be the vector of SFTSV. To determine whether SFTSV can be transmitted among ticks, from ticks to animals, and from animals to ticks, we conducted transmission studies between developmental stages of...
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