Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2020)
Serologic Evidence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Related Viruses in Pakistan
- Ali Zohaib,
- Jingyuan Zhang,
- Muhammad Saqib,
- Muhammad Ammar Athar,
- Muhammad Hammad Hussain,
- Jing Chen,
- Awais-ur-Rahman Sial,
- M. Haleem Tayyab,
- Murrafa Batool,
- Saeed Khan,
- Yun Luo,
- Cecilia Waruhiu,
- Zeeshan Taj,
- Zulfiqar Hayder,
- Riaz Ahmed,
- Abu Bakr Siddique,
- Xinglou Yang,
- Muhammad Asif Qureshi,
- Ikram Uddin Ujjan,
- Amanullah Lail,
- Iahtasham Khan,
- Tao Zhang,
- Fei Deng,
- Zhengli Shi,
- Shu Shen
Affiliations
- Ali Zohaib
- Jingyuan Zhang
- Muhammad Saqib
- Muhammad Ammar Athar
- Muhammad Hammad Hussain
- Jing Chen
- Awais-ur-Rahman Sial
- M. Haleem Tayyab
- Murrafa Batool
- Saeed Khan
- Yun Luo
- Cecilia Waruhiu
- Zeeshan Taj
- Zulfiqar Hayder
- Riaz Ahmed
- Abu Bakr Siddique
- Xinglou Yang
- Muhammad Asif Qureshi
- Ikram Uddin Ujjan
- Amanullah Lail
- Iahtasham Khan
- Tao Zhang
- Fei Deng
- Zhengli Shi
- Shu Shen
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.190611
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 26,
no. 7
pp. 1513 – 1516
Abstract
We describe the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and the association of antibody occurrence with location, sex, and age among the human population in Pakistan. Our results indicate substantial activity of SFTSV and SFTSV-related viruses in this country.
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