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Seroprevalence and genetic characterization of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in domestic goats in South Korea.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jul 2018
Yu Kwang-Min, Yu Min-Ah, Park Su-Jin, Kim Young-Il, Robles Norbert John, Kwon Hyeok-Il, Kim Eun-Ha, Si Young-Jae, Nguyen Hiep Dinh, Choi Young Ki
Abstract excerpt
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a newly emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). To investigate the prevalence of SFTSV in domestic goats in South Korea, we collected blood samples in commercial slaughterhouses in Chungbuk Province in 2017. Of the 207 samples tested, 4 (2%) were found to be positive for viral RNA by RT-PCR and 30 (14.4%) were positive for...
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