Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Dogs, South Korea

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Feb;25(2):376-378. doi: 10.3201/eid2502.180859.

Abstract

Of 103 serum samples collected from dogs in South Korea, 3 (2.9%) were positive for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and 22 (21.4%) were positive for antibodies against SFTSV. A dog-derived isolate of SFTSV clustered with many South Korea SFTSV strains in the Japanese clade.

Keywords: South Korea; dogs; phleboviruses; reverse transcription PCR; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; ticks; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Phlebovirus* / classification
  • Phlebovirus* / genetics
  • Phlebovirus* / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral