[HTML][HTML] Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, South Korea, 2012
KH Kim, J Yi, G Kim, SJ Choi, KI Jun… - Emerging infectious …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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We report a retrospectively identified fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia
syndrome (SFTS) in South Korea from 2012. SFTS virus was isolated from the stored blood
of the patient. Phylogenetic analysis revealed this isolate was closely related to SFTS virus
strains from China and Japan.
syndrome (SFTS) in South Korea from 2012. SFTS virus was isolated from the stored blood
of the patient. Phylogenetic analysis revealed this isolate was closely related to SFTS virus
strains from China and Japan.
Abstract
We report a retrospectively identified fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in South Korea from 2012. SFTS virus was isolated from the stored blood of the patient. Phylogenetic analysis revealed this isolate was closely related to SFTS virus strains from China and Japan.
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