Human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus through potential ocular exposure to infectious blood

Human-to-human transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus through potential ocular exposure to infectious blood

ABSTRACT: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), an emerging infectious disease with high mortality, was first reported in 2009 in China and subsequently endemic to South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Myanmar. This disease is transmitted predominantly by tick bites and potentially human-to...

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Main Authors: Yong-Xiang Wu, Xin Yang, Yu Leng, Jia-Chen Li, Lan Yuan, Zhen Wang, Xue-Juan Fan, Chun Yuan, Wei Liu, Hao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Human-to-human transmission
Ocular transmission
Hemorrhagic fever
Personal protection equipment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222004799

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