Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2022)

Zoonotic Infection with Oz Virus, a Novel Thogotovirus

  • Ngo T.B. Tran,
  • Hiroshi Shimoda,
  • Keita Ishijima,
  • Kenzo Yonemitsu,
  • Shohei Minami,
  • Yudai Kuroda,
  • Kango Tatemoto,
  • Milagros V. Mendoza,
  • Ryusei Kuwata,
  • Ai Takano,
  • Masahiko Muto,
  • Kyoko Sawabe,
  • Haruhiko Isawa,
  • Daisuke Hayasaka,
  • Ken Maeda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.211270
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 2
pp. 436 – 439

Abstract

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Oz virus is a novel thogotovirus isolated from ticks that causes lethal infection in mice. We conducted serosurveillance of Oz virus infection among humans and wild mammals in Japan using virus-neutralization tests and ELISAs. Results showed that Oz virus may be naturally infecting humans and other mammalian hosts.

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