Antiviral Drugs Against Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 11; p. 150
• Main Authors: Takayama-Ito, Mutsuyo, Saijo, Masayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 11.02.2020
• Subjects: antiviral; favipiravir; Microbiology; ribavirin; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; ribavirin; favipiravir; antiviral; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), which is a novel bunyavirus. SFTSV was first isolated from patients who presented with fever, thrombocytopenia, leukocytopenia, and multiorgan dysfunction in China. Subsequen...