Abstract
To evaluate the role of small mammals as hosts of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), we tested serum samples from rodents and shrews in China, collected in 2013. SFTSV antibodies and RNA were detected, suggesting that rodents and shrews might be hosts for SFTSV.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animal Diseases / epidemiology*
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Animal Diseases / history
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Animal Diseases / virology*
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Animals
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Bunyaviridae Infections / veterinary*
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China / epidemiology
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History, 21st Century
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phlebovirus
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Phylogeny
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Prevalence
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RNA, Viral
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Rodentia*
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Shrews*