Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report
A 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a history of outdoor activities. Thus, we started immunog...
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| author | Atsushi Miyauchi Ken-Ei Sada Hirotaka Yamamoto Hiroki Iriyoshi Yuji Touyama Daisuke Hashimoto Shigeru Nojima Shingo Yamanaka Keita Ishijima Ken Maeda Masafumi Kawamura |
| author_facet | Atsushi Miyauchi Ken-Ei Sada Hirotaka Yamamoto Hiroki Iriyoshi Yuji Touyama Daisuke Hashimoto Shigeru Nojima Shingo Yamanaka Keita Ishijima Ken Maeda Masafumi Kawamura |
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| description | A 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a history of outdoor activities. Thus, we started immunoglobulin therapy immediately. A serum reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SFTS virus (SFTSV) was positive. The patient had treated a cat with thrombocytopenia 10 days prior to admission. The cat’s serum SFTSV RT-PCR test result was positive, and the whole genome sequences of the patient’s and cat’s SFTSV were identical, suggesting the possibility of transmission from the cat to the patient. Other cases of direct cat-to-human SFTV transmission have been reported recently. Mucous membranes should be protected, including eye protection, in addition to standard precautions, when in contact with any cat with suspected SFTS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7499115c2e6d48f3a4a70763a007eb8b2023-11-23T22:29:29ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152022-01-0114222310.3390/v14020223Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case ReportAtsushi Miyauchi0Ken-Ei Sada1Hirotaka Yamamoto2Hiroki Iriyoshi3Yuji Touyama4Daisuke Hashimoto5Shigeru Nojima6Shingo Yamanaka7Keita Ishijima8Ken Maeda9Masafumi Kawamura10Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanDepartment of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, JapanDepartment of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kochi Prefectural Hata-Kenmin Hospital, Sukumo 788-0785, JapanA 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a history of outdoor activities. Thus, we started immunoglobulin therapy immediately. A serum reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SFTS virus (SFTSV) was positive. The patient had treated a cat with thrombocytopenia 10 days prior to admission. The cat’s serum SFTSV RT-PCR test result was positive, and the whole genome sequences of the patient’s and cat’s SFTSV were identical, suggesting the possibility of transmission from the cat to the patient. Other cases of direct cat-to-human SFTV transmission have been reported recently. Mucous membranes should be protected, including eye protection, in addition to standard precautions, when in contact with any cat with suspected SFTS.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/2/223severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndromecat-to-human transmissionhumancatspolymerase chain reaction |
| spellingShingle | Atsushi Miyauchi Ken-Ei Sada Hirotaka Yamamoto Hiroki Iriyoshi Yuji Touyama Daisuke Hashimoto Shigeru Nojima Shingo Yamanaka Keita Ishijima Ken Maeda Masafumi Kawamura Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report Viruses severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome cat-to-human transmission human cats polymerase chain reaction |
| title | Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report |
| title_full | Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report |
| title_short | Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report |
| title_sort | suspected transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus from a cat to a veterinarian by a single contact a case report |
| topic | severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome cat-to-human transmission human cats polymerase chain reaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/2/223 |
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