Risk assessment of human infection with a novel bunyavirus in China

Objective: To assess the public health risk of human infection from a novel bunyavirus – severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) – in China.Methods: The likelihood of disease spread and the magnitude of public health impact were assessed to clarify overall risk. Literature about ha...

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Main Authors: Tamano Matsui, Alice Ruth Foxwell, Zi-jian Feng, Wei-yi Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2012-11-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/179/217