Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus to Human from Nonindigenous Tick Host, Japan
We report a human case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection transmitted by a tick, confirmed by viral identification. Haemaphysalis aborensis, a tick species not native to Japan that has been observed to transmit the virus to humans, is now recognized as a potential vector of this virus in Japan.
Authors
- Mya Myat Ngwe Tun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-6307)
- Yuki Takamatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-1576)
- Hirotomo Yamanashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8655-4519)
- Koya Ariyoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1468-5296)
- Kouichi Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8391-1157)
- Takashi Sugimoto
- Takeshi Nabeshima
- Qiang Xu
- Takahiro Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-7835)
- Koichiro Hamada
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3011.240912
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kurozumi Medical Foundation