Epidemiologic features and environmental risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Xinyang, China.

Epidemiologic features and environmental risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Xinyang, China.

BACKGROUND: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease discovered in rural areas of Central China in 2009, caused by a novel bunyavirus, SFTS virus (SFTSV). The disease usually presents as fever, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytopenia, with case-fatality rates...

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Main Authors: Kun Liu, Ning Cui, Li-Qun Fang, Bing-Jun Wang, Qing-Bin Lu, Wei Peng, Hao Li, Li-Yuan Wang, Song Liang, Hong-Yu Wang, Yao-Yun Zhang, Lu Zhuang, Hong Yang, Gregory C Gray, Sake J de Vlas, Wei Liu, Wu-Chun Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4014392?pdf=render

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