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. 2020 Jul;26(7):1513-1516.
doi: 10.3201/eid2607.190611.

Serologic Evidence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Related Viruses in Pakistan

Ali Zohaib, Jingyuan Zhang, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Ammar Athar, Muhammad Hammad Hussain, Jing Chen, Awais-Ur-Rahman Sial, M Haleem Tayyab, Murrafa Batool, Saeed Khan, Yun Luo, Cecilia Waruhiu, Zeeshan Taj, Zulfiqar Hayder, Riaz Ahmed, Abu Bakr Siddique, Xinglou Yang, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Ikram Uddin Ujjan, Amanullah Lail, Iahtasham Khan; Sajjad-Ur-Rahman; Tao Zhang, Fei Deng, Zhengli Shi, Shu Shen

Serologic Evidence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Related Viruses in Pakistan

Ali Zohaib et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

We describe the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and the association of antibody occurrence with location, sex, and age among the human population in Pakistan. Our results indicate substantial activity of SFTSV and SFTSV-related viruses in this country.

Keywords: Neutralizing antibodies; Pakistan; SFTSV; SFTSV-related viruses; seroprevalence; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; viruses.

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Seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in 4 provinces of Pakistan determined on the basis of ELISA detection. Numbers on map indicate microneutralization test–positive samples/total number of samples collected from the respective provinces. KPK, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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