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

• Published in: Viruses 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
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.11.2022; MDPI
• 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

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...