Increased Risk of Infection with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Virus among Animal Populations on Tsushima Island, Japan, Including an Endangered Species, Tsushima Leopard Cats

To investigate the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) among wild and companion animals on Tsushima Island, Japan, SFTS virus (SFTSV)-specific ELISA and virus-neutralizing tests were conducted on 50 wild boars, 71 Sika deer, 84 dogs, 323 domestic cats, and 6 Tsushima...

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Published inViruses Vol. 14; no. 12; p. 2631
Main Authors Matsuu, Aya, Doi, Kandai, Ishijima, Keita, Tatemoto, Kango, Koshida, Yushi, Yoshida, Ayako, Kiname, Kohei, Iwashita, Akio, Hayama, Shin-ichi, Maeda, Ken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 25.11.2022
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Subjects
Animals
Antibodies
Bunyaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Bunyaviridae Infections - veterinary
Care and treatment
Cats
Cervus nippon
Deer
Diagnosis
Dogs
Domestic animals
Endangered & extinct species
Endangered Species
Evaluation
Fatalities
Fever
Health aspects
Huaiyangshan banyangvirus
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Japan
Japan - epidemiology
Panthera
Pathogens
Phlebovirus
Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus
risk
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
seroprevalence
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
SFTS
Thrombocytopenia
Tsushima leopard cat
Viral antibodies
Viruses
wild boars
wildlife
Wildlife conservation
zoonosis
Japan
Tsushima leopard cat
SFTS
zoonosis
wildlife
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Summary:To investigate the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) among wild and companion animals on Tsushima Island, Japan, SFTS virus (SFTSV)-specific ELISA and virus-neutralizing tests were conducted on 50 wild boars, 71 Sika deer, 84 dogs, 323 domestic cats, and 6 Tsushima leopard cats. In total, 1 wild boar (1.8%), 2 dogs (2.4%), 7 domestic cats (2.2%), and 1 Tsushima leopard cat (16.7%) were positive for anti-SFTSV antibodies. Among the 11 positive animals, 10 were collected after 2019, and all were found on the southern part of the island. SFTSV, thus far, seems to be circulating within a limited area of Tsushima Island. To protect humans and animals, including endangered Tsushima leopard cats, from SFTSV infection, countermeasures are needed to prevent the spread of SFTSV on Tsushima Island.
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These authors contributed equally to the work.
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v14122631