Role of three tick species in the maintenance and transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus.

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a novel phlebovirus in the Bunyaviridae family, causing SFTS with high mortality rate. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks has been demonstrated as a competent vector of SFTSV by experimental transmission study and field study. However, there...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Yuan Hu, Lu Zhuang, Kun Liu, Yi Sun, Ke Dai, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Pan-He Zhang, Zhi-Chun Feng, Hao Li, Wei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008368