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. 2022 Dec;28(12):2572-2574.
doi: 10.3201/eid2812.221183.

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection, Thailand, 2019-2020

Patthaya Rattanakomol, Sarawut Khongwichit, Piyada Linsuwanon, Keun Hwa Lee, Sompong Vongpunsawad, Yong Poovorawan

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection, Thailand, 2019-2020

Patthaya Rattanakomol et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, which can cause hemorrhagic febrile illness, is often transmitted by ticks. We identified 3 patients with SFTS in or near Bangkok, Thailand. Our results underscore a need for heightened awareness by clinicians of possible SFTS virus, even in urban centers.

Keywords: Asia; SFTS; SFTSV; Thailand; febrile illnesses; infections; phleboviruses; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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Phylogenetic analysis of the S segment sequence (1,674 bp) of 3 SFTSV strains from Thailand (bold) compared with reference sequences. The tree was generated using the maximum-likelihood method based on the Kimura 2-parameter model with 1,000 bootstrap replicates. Strains are noted with GenBank accession numbers, country, and year of isolation. Bootstrap values >70% are indicated at the branch nodes. Scale bar indicates the number of substitutions per site.
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