Antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in healthy persons, China, 2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug;20(8):1355-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2008.131796.

Abstract

In June 2013, a subclinical infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) was detected in Zhejiang Province, China, prompting seroprevalence studies in 6 districts within the province. Of 986 healthy persons tested, 71 had IgG antibodies against SFTSV. This finding suggests that most natural infections with SFTSV are mild or subclinical.

Keywords: China; SFTSV; Zhejiang Province; healthy persons; seroprevalence; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Healthy Volunteers*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomus Fever / virology
  • Phlebovirus / immunology*
  • Public Health Surveillance*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G