Prevalence of SFTSV among Asian House Shrews and Rodents, China, January–August 2013

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2012.141013
• Publication Date: 2014-11-07T13:44:03Z
• Authors: Jian-Wei Liu; Hong-Ling Wen; Li-Zhu Fang; Zhen-Tang Zhang; Shu-Ting He; Zai-Feng Xue; Dong-Qiang Ma; Xiao-Shuang Zhang; Tao Wang; Hao Yu; Yan Zhang; Li Zhao; Xue-jie Yu
• Keywords: Phlebovirus; Shrew

To evaluate the role of small mammals as hosts severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), we tested serum samples from rodents and shrews in China, collected 2013. SFTSV antibodies RNA were detected, suggesting that might be for SFTSV.