| Prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus among ticks surveyed at Mt. Gwanak, Korea |
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Jeong-Byoung Chae1, Tae-Hee Kim1, Jee-Ho Jung1, Yoon-Ji Park1, Jin-Ho Park2, Kyoung-Seong Choi3, Do-Hyeon Yu4, Bae-Keun Park5, Joon-Seok Chae1 |
1Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University
3College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University
4College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University
5College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University |
| 관악산에서 참진드기 조사 및 중증열성혈소판감소증후군 바이러스 검출 |
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채정병1, 김태희1, 정지호1, 박윤지1, 박진호2, 최경성3, 유도현4, 박배근5, 채준석1 |
1서울대학교 수의과대학
2전북대학교 수의과대학
3경북대학교 생태환경대학
4경상대학교 수의과대학
5충남대학교 수의과대학 |
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| Abstract |
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This study was performed to investigate the distribution of ticks and the rate of infection with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus in ticks collected at Mt. Gwanak and the Seoul National University campus, Korea. Ticks (n = 273) were collected from May to October and included 76 Haemaphysalis longicornis (4 adult females, 72 nymphs), 49 Haemaphysalis flava (9 adult females, 3 adult males, 37 nymphs), and 148 Haemaphysalis spp. larvae. SFTS virus detection was performed by using one-step RT PCR and nested PCR. The SFTS virus was detected in 7 samples (1 Haemaphysalis longicornis nymph, 3 Haemaphysalis flava nymphs, and 3 Haemaphysalis spp. larva). The overall minimum field infection rate was 2.6%, whereas the minimum field infection rates of adult, nymphal, and larval ticks were 0%, 3.2%, and 2.0%, respectively. For a more accurate indication of the prevalence of SFTS virus in Korea, further in-depth investigations of tick species and SFTS virus occurrence over a larger area and longer period are needed. |
| Key Words:
Mt. Gwanak, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, ticks |
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