Elucidation of prognostic factors in the acute phase of feline severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 86; no. 2; pp. 211 - 220
• Main Authors: MATSUURA, Yukiko, HAMAKUBO, Emu, NISHIGUCHI, Akihiro, MOMOI, Yasuyuki, MATSUU, Aya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2024; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Bilirubin; Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology; Bunyaviridae Infections - veterinary; Cat Diseases; Cats; clinical data; Creatine; Creatine kinase; domestic cat; Fever; Genomic analysis; genotype; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Interleukin 6; Internal Medicine; Leukocytes; Medical personnel; Phlebovirus - genetics; predicting prognosis; Prognosis; Serum Amyloid A Protein; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS); Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - veterinary; Thrombocytopenia; Tick-Borne Diseases - veterinary; Vigilance; Viremia; Zoonoses; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS); domestic cat; predicting prognosis; clinical data; genotype

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a potentially fatal tick-borne zoonotic disease, endemic to Asian regions, including western Japan. Cats appear to suffer a particularly severe form of the disease; however, feline SFTS is not clinically well characterized. Accordingly, in this s...