Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Direct Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from Domestic Cat to Veterinary Personnel.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Yamanaka, Atsushi et al.
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Two veterinary personnel in Japan were infected with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) while handling a sick cat. Whole-genome sequences of SFTSV isolated from the personnel and the cat were 100% identical. These results identified a nosocomial outbreak of SFTSV infection in an animal hospital without a tick as a vector.
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