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Review
. 2015 Feb;17(2):149-54.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2014.12.002. Epub 2014 Dec 11.

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its pathogen SFTSV

Xiao-Ying Lei  1 , Miao-Miao Liu  1 , Xue-Jie Yu  2
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its pathogen SFTSV

Xiao-Ying Lei et al. Microbes Infect. 2015 Feb.
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Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever in East Asia with case fatality up to 50%. SFTS is caused by SFTSV, a tick borne bunyavirus. In endemic area in China 1%-3% population was infected with SFTSV, but age is critical risk factor for hospitalization and death of SFTS patients.

Keywords: Bunyavirus; Hemorrhagic fever; Phlebovirus; SFTSV; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.

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