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Concurrent severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus outbreaks on multiple fox farms, China, 2023.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2025
Sun Jian, Qian Lei, Li Delong, Wang Xiurong, Zhou Hong, Li Cixiu, Holmes Edward C, Wang Jianke, Li Juan, Shi Weifeng
Abstract excerpt
The role of farmed animals in the viral spillover from wild animals to humans is of growing importance. Between July and September of 2023 infectious disease outbreaks were reported on six Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) farms in Shandong and Liaoning provinces, China, which lasted for 2-3 months and resulted in tens to hundreds of fatalities per farm. Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) was...
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- Animals
- China
- Foxes
- Disease Outbreaks
- Phylogeny
- Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
