Survey of tick-borne zoonotic viruses in wild deer in Hokkaido, Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 985 - 988
• Main Authors: UCHIDA, Leo, HAYASAKA, Daisuke, TUN, Mya Myat NGWE, MORITA, Kouichi, MURAMATSU, Yasukazu, HAGIWARA, Katsuro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2018; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Deer - parasitology; Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - isolation & purification; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - veterinary; Female; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Public Health; serosurvey; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; Surveys and Questionnaires; tick-borne encephalitis virus; wild deer; zoonotic disease; Japan; serosurvey; wild deer; zoonotic disease; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus; tick-borne encephalitis virus

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) are both tick-borne zoonotic diseases caused by TBE virus (TBEV) and SFTS phlebovirus (SFTSV). In 2016, a second domestic TBE case was reported in Hokkaido, Japan, after an absence of 23 years. We conducted IgG ELIS...