TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus among domesticated animals, China
AU - Niu, Guoyu
AU - Li, Jiandong
AU - Liang, Mifang
AU - Jiang, Xiaolin
AU - Jiang, Mei
AU - Yin, Haiying
AU - Wang, Zhidian
AU - Li, Chuan
AU - Zhang, Quanfu
AU - Jin, Cong
AU - Wang, Xianjun
AU - Ding, Shujun
AU - Xing, Zheng
AU - Wang, Shiwen
AU - Bi, Zhenqiang
AU - Li, Dexin
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - To investigate the infections of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in domesticated animals, we sampled a total of 3,039 animals in 2 counties in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, from April to November 2011. SFTSV-specific antibodies were detected in 328 (69.5%) of 472 sheep, 509 (60.5%) of 842 cattle, 136 (37.9%) of 359 dogs, 26 (3.1%) of 839 pigs, and 250 (47.4%) of 527 chickens. SFTSV RNA was detected in all sampled animal species, but the prevalence was low, ranging from 1.7% to 5.3%. A cohort study in 38 sheep was conducted to determine when seroconversion to SFTSV occured. SFTSVs were isolated from sheep, cattle, and dogs and shared >95% sequence homology with human isolates from the same disease-endemic regions. These findings demonstrate that natural infections of SFTSV occur in several domesticated animal hosts in disease-endemic areas and that the virus has a wide host range.
AB - To investigate the infections of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in domesticated animals, we sampled a total of 3,039 animals in 2 counties in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, from April to November 2011. SFTSV-specific antibodies were detected in 328 (69.5%) of 472 sheep, 509 (60.5%) of 842 cattle, 136 (37.9%) of 359 dogs, 26 (3.1%) of 839 pigs, and 250 (47.4%) of 527 chickens. SFTSV RNA was detected in all sampled animal species, but the prevalence was low, ranging from 1.7% to 5.3%. A cohort study in 38 sheep was conducted to determine when seroconversion to SFTSV occured. SFTSVs were isolated from sheep, cattle, and dogs and shared >95% sequence homology with human isolates from the same disease-endemic regions. These findings demonstrate that natural infections of SFTSV occur in several domesticated animal hosts in disease-endemic areas and that the virus has a wide host range.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1905.120245
DO - 10.3201/eid1905.120245
M3 - Article
C2 - 23648209
AN - SCOPUS:84876771869
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 19
SP - 756
EP - 763
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 5
ER -