A review on the epidemiologic features of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

VernacularTitle:发热伴血小板减少综合征流行病学研究进展
Author: Jianyue WANG ^{1
,

2} ; Hui WU ; Zhendong TONG ; Jianbo YAN ; Kefeng LI ; An TANG
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1. 330000 南昌大学公共卫生学院
2. 316021 浙江省舟山市疾病预防控制中心传染病防制科
Keywords: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus; Epidemiology
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2016;37(2):294-298
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever disease in the rural areas of east-central China,which is caused by SFTSV-a newly discovered bunyavirus.SFTSV is most likely transmitted by tick bites but can also be transmitted within human beings.The onset of SFTS is sudden and with rapid progress,with main clinical manifestations as fever,thrombocytopenia,leucopenia and gastrointestinal and hepatorenal dysfunctions.Some patients may die from multiple organ failure,and the case fatality rate is approximately 10％.In this paper,we use the method of literature review to summarize the recent research progress of SFTS which includes the epidemic distribution characteristics,medium of transmission,host animals,transmission routes and susceptibility in the general population.