J Vet Sci.
2022 Nov;23(6):e83. 10.4142/jvs.22104.
Confirmed cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in companion cats with a history of tick exposure in the Republic of Korea
- Affiliations
-
- 1Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 FOUR Future Veterinary Medicine Leading Education and Research Center, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- 2Cheonan Animal Medical Center, Cheonan 31174, Korea
- 3Naeum Animal Medical Center, Cheongju 28776, Korea
- 4Kang Hyounlim Animal Clinic, Seoul 07951, Korea
- 5Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
- KMID: 2536708
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.22104
Abstract
- Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic disease, and its clinical information and prevalence are important. This study was conducted on 22 feline patients from the Republic of Korea (ROK), suspected to suffer from a tick-borne disease. Four cats were positive for SFTS, and genotypes B-1, B-3, D, and F were identified. Clinical symptoms, such as anorexia, jaundice, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia, were detected. This is the first report of SFTS virus genotypes B-1, D, and F from cats in the ROK. Moreover, our results suggest that jaundice may be an indicator of SFTS in cats.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Four Cases of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Occurring in Jeju
- The Most Common Mite- and Tick-borne Infectious Diseases in Korea: Scrub Typhus and Severe Fever Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
- Differences of clinical manifestation of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome between Korean and Chinese patients
- Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
- Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus, and Migratory Birds
