Epidemiological study of Kabuto Mountain virus, a novel uukuvirus, in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 82 - 89
• Main Authors: MENDOZA, Milagros V., SAWABE, Kyoko, TAKANO, Ai, HAYASAKA, Daisuke, KURODA, Yudai, TATEMOTO, Kango, MUTO, Masahiko, MIZUNO, Junko, YONEMITSU, Kenzo, ISAWA, Haruhiko, MAEDA, Ken, ISHIJIMA, Keita, MINAMI, Shohei, Supriyono, SHIMODA, Hiroshi, TRAN, Ngo T.B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.01.2022; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Bunyaviridae - classification; Bunyaviridae - isolation & purification; Epidemiology; Haemaphysalis; Humans; Immunofluorescence; Japan; Kabuto Mountain virus; Phylogeny; tick; Ticks - virology; Uukuvirus; Virology; Viruses; Wildlife; zoonosis; Japan; uukuvirus; tick; zoonosis; Kabuto Mountain virus

Kabuto Mountain virus (KAMV), the new member of the genus Uukuvirus, was isolated from the tick Haemaphysalis flava in 2018 in Japan. To date, there is no information on KAMV infection in human and animals. Therefore, serological surveillance of the infection among humans and wild mammals was conduc...