Metagenomic analysis of fever, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia syndrome (FTLS) in Henan Province, China: discovery of a new bunyavirus.

Since 2007, many cases of fever, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia syndrome (FTLS) have emerged in Henan Province, China. Patient reports of tick bites suggested that infection could contribute to FTLS. Many tick-transmitted microbial pathogens were tested for by PCR/RT-PCR and/or indirect immunofluor...

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Main Authors: Bianli Xu, Licheng Liu, Xueyong Huang, Hong Ma, Yuan Zhang, Yanhua Du, Pengzhi Wang, Xiaoyan Tang, Haifeng Wang, Kai Kang, Shiqiang Zhang, Guohua Zhao, Weili Wu, Yinhui Yang, Haomin Chen, Feng Mu, Weijun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22114553/?tool=EBI