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10 May 2021

Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). SFTS is mainly prevalent in East Asia. It has a mortality rate of up to 30%, and there is no approved treatm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,564 Views
12 Pages

Lethal Disease in Dogs Naturally Infected with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

  • Keita Ishijima,
  • Kango Tatemoto,
  • Eunsil Park,
  • Masanobu Kimura,
  • Osamu Fujita,
  • Masakatsu Taira,
  • Yudai Kuroda,
  • Milagros Virhuez Mendoza,
  • Yusuke Inoue and
  • Ken Maeda
  • + 5 authors

4 September 2022

Severe fever with the thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) causes fatal disease in humans, cats, and cheetahs. In this study, the information on seven dogs with SFTS was summarized. All dogs showed anorexia, high fever, leukopenia, and thrombocyto...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,066 Views
14 Pages

Antiviral Activity of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators against Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Xintong Yan,
  • Chongda Luo,
  • Jingjing Yang,
  • Zhuang Wang,
  • Yunfeng Shao,
  • Ping Wang,
  • Shaokang Yang,
  • Yuexiang Li,
  • Qingsong Dai and
  • Wu Zhong
  • + 12 authors

20 August 2024

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), also known as the Dabie Banda virus, is an emerging tick-borne Bunyavirus that causes severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). Currently, symptomatic treatment and antiviral therap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacology of Antiviral Drugs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,764 Views
7 Pages

Serological Evidence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and IgM Positivity Were Identified in Healthy Residents in Vietnam

  • Xuan Chuong Tran,
  • Sung Hye Kim,
  • Jeong-Eun Lee,
  • So-Hee Kim,
  • Su Yeon Kang,
  • Nguyen D. Binh,
  • Pham V. Duc,
  • Phan T. K. Phuong,
  • Nguyen T. P. Thao and
  • Keun Hwa Lee
  • + 10 authors

17 October 2022

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), an emerging tick-borne viral disease, is prevalent in East Asia and has also been reported in Southeast Asia since 2019. SFTS patients in Vietnam were first reported in 2019. However, the seropreval...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,456 Views
16 Pages

Construction and Characterization of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus with a Fluorescent Reporter for Antiviral Drug Screening

  • Xiao Wang,
  • Mingyue Xu,
  • Huanhuan Ke,
  • Longda Ma,
  • Liushuai Li,
  • Jiang Li,
  • Fei Deng,
  • Manli Wang,
  • Zhihong Hu and
  • Jia Liu

10 May 2023

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) caused by a novel bunyavirus (SFTSV) is an emerging infectious disease with up to 30% case fatality. Currently, there are no specific antiviral drugs or vaccines for SFTS. Here, we constructed a repo...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
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  • Open Access
1,520 Views
16 Pages

8 March 2026

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne viral disease with high case–fatality rates in East Asia, yet no licensed vaccines are currently available. Here, we generated attenuated severe fever with thrombocyto...

(This article belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,056 Views
13 Pages

Genotype-Dependent Virulence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in a Mouse Challenge Model

  • Eun Bee Choi,
  • Seungyeon Kim,
  • Seo Young Moon,
  • Eun Young Jang,
  • Yookyoung Lee and
  • In-Ohk Ouh

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease with high case-fatality rates in East Asia. The causative agent, SFTS virus (SFTSV; also known as Dabie bandavirus), exhibits genotype-dependent differenc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Vaccine-Induced Immune Responses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,199 Views
24 Pages

12 December 2024

Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a recently emerged tickborne virus in east Asia with over 18,000 confirmed cases. With a high case fatality ratio, SFTSV has been designated a high priority pathogen by the WHO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,793 Views
14 Pages

Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a novel tick-borne bunyavirus, causing the hemorrhagic infectious disease of SFTS, with a case fatality rate up to 30% due to the absence of effective therapeutic interventions....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,097 Views
10 Pages

3 February 2026

This study was conducted to investigate tick species that may harbour severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and Babesia microti in the provinces of Henan, Anhui, and Zhejiang, as well as in Shanghai in the central and eastern part...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tick-Borne Pathogens: Advanced Identification, Characterization, Transmission, and Prevalence Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,257 Views
22 Pages

Transcriptomic and RNA Modification Landscape of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Revealed by Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing

  • Haowen Yuan,
  • Bohan Zhang,
  • Ling Qiu,
  • Jingwan Han,
  • Lei Jia,
  • Xiaolin Wang,
  • Yongjian Liu,
  • Hanping Li,
  • Hongling Wen and
  • Lin Li

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV) and is associated with a high mortality rate. Although previous studies have reported RNA modifications such as m6A on SFTSV RNA, an integrated analysis of native...

(This article belongs to the Section Virology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,296 Views
12 Pages

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). A rapid and cost-effective point-of-care testing detection system is important for the early diagnosis of SFTS. Herein, we develope...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
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1 Page

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV) infection. Despite the gradual increase in SFTS cases and high mortality in the endemic region, no specific viral therapy nor vaccine is...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of Viruses 2020—Novel Concepts in Virology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,729 Views
11 Pages

Genetic Diversity, Regional Distribution, and Clinical Characteristics of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Gangwon Province, Korea, a Highly Prevalent Region, 2019–2021

  • Mi-Young Moon,
  • Hyeon Kyu Kim,
  • Se-Jin Chung,
  • Jae Hwan Byun,
  • Ha-Na Kim,
  • Woan Lee,
  • Soon-Won Lee,
  • Sezim Monoldorova,
  • Sungkyeong Lee and
  • Eun-Joo Lim
  • + 1 author

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an arthropod-borne viral disease with a high mortality rate with high fever and thrombocytopenia. We investigated the clinical and epidemiological characteristics and viral genotypes from 2019 to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Viruses: New Challenges in Detection, Prevention and Control)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,888 Views
13 Pages

Recent Advances in Therapeutics for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

  • Huimin Dang,
  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Lihong Zhang,
  • Shan Xu,
  • Lei Liu and
  • Yigang Tong

28 August 2025

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tick-borne bunyavirus with a mortality rate of up to 30%. There is no specific treatment for SFTSV. This article systematically reviews the progress of major anti-SFTSV drugs. The nucleot...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,521 Views
17 Pages

Vascular Leak and Hypercytokinemia Associated with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection in Mice

  • Jonna B. Westover,
  • Brady T. Hickerson,
  • Arnaud J. Van Wettere,
  • Brett L. Hurst,
  • Jacqueline P. Kurz,
  • Ashley Dagley,
  • Petra Wülfroth,
  • Takashi Komeno,
  • Yousuke Furuta and
  • Brian B. Gowen
  • + 1 author

21 September 2019

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) endemic to China, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Here we characterize the pathogenesis and natural history of disease in IFNAR-/- mice challenged with t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comparative Animal Models of Human Viral Infections)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,867 Views
9 Pages

High Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection among the Dog Population in Thailand

  • Keita Ishijima,
  • Thanmaporn Phichitraslip,
  • Nattakarn Naimon,
  • Preeyaporn Ploypichai,
  • Benyapa Kriebkajon,
  • Torntun Chinarak,
  • Jirasin Sridaphan,
  • Anamika Kritiyakan,
  • Noppadol Prasertsincharoen and
  • Ken Maeda
  • + 13 authors

11 December 2023

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). In Thailand, three human cases of SFTS were reported in 2019 and 2020, but there was no report of SFTSV infection in anima...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,694 Views
10 Pages

Infection Route Impacts the Pathogenesis of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Ferrets

  • Su-Jin Park,
  • Young-Il Kim,
  • Mark Anthony Casel,
  • Eun-Ha Kim,
  • Se-Mi Kim,
  • Kwang-Min Yu,
  • Rare Rollon,
  • Seung-Gyu Jang,
  • Hye Won Jeong and
  • Young Ki Choi

29 May 2022

The threat of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) to public health has been increasing due to the rapid spread of the ticks that carry the causative viral agent. The SFTS virus (SFTSV) was first identified in China and subsequently det...

(This article belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,272 Views
16 Pages

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), which has had a serious impact on public health in parts of Asia. There is no specific antiviral drug or vaccine for SFTSV and,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing, Crowd Sensing, and Geospatial Technologies for Public Health)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,976 Views
4 Pages

Suspected Transmission of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from a Cat to a Veterinarian by a Single Contact: A Case Report

  • Atsushi Miyauchi,
  • Ken-Ei Sada,
  • Hirotaka Yamamoto,
  • Hiroki Iriyoshi,
  • Yuji Touyama,
  • Daisuke Hashimoto,
  • Shigeru Nojima,
  • Shingo Yamanaka,
  • Keita Ishijima and
  • Masafumi Kawamura
  • + 1 author

24 January 2022

A 67-year-old male veterinarian presented with fatigue, anorexia, and diarrhea. Although there were no tick bite marks, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) due to bicytopenia, mild disturbance of consciousness, and a histo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,236 Views
12 Pages

Different Susceptibility of Mammalian Cell Lines to Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection

  • Marla Anggita,
  • Samuel Nyampong,
  • Weiyin Hu,
  • Hiroshi Shimoda and
  • Daisuke Hayasaka

16 October 2025

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease that poses a significant public health threat. SFTS virus (SFTSV) has a broad host range, including humans, cats, and natural reservoir species. Therefore...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,372 Views
14 Pages

Long-Term Detection and Isolation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) Virus in Dog Urine

  • Yumiko Saga,
  • Toshikazu Yoshida,
  • Rieko Yoshida,
  • Shunsuke Yazawa,
  • Takahisa Shimada,
  • Noriko Inasaki,
  • Masae Itamochi,
  • Emiko Yamazaki,
  • Kazunori Oishi and
  • Hideki Tani

8 November 2023

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne infection caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV), with a high fatality rate of approximately 30% in humans. In recent years, cases of contact infection with SFTSV via bodily fluids of infec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,601 Views
14 Pages

In Silico Structure-Based Design of Antiviral Peptides Targeting the Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Glycoprotein Gn

  • Shuo-Feng Yuan,
  • Lei Wen,
  • Kenn Ka-Heng Chik,
  • Jiang Du,
  • Zi-Wei Ye,
  • Jian-Li Cao,
  • Kai-Ming Tang,
  • Rong-Hui Liang,
  • Jian-Piao Cai and
  • Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan
  • + 7 authors

11 October 2021

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne bunyavirus in Asia that causes severe disease. Despite its clinical importance, treatment options for SFTSV infection remains limited. The SFTSV glycoprotein Gn plays...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antivirals for Arboviruses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,136 Views
20 Pages

A Model for the Production of Regulatory Grade Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Exposure Stocks: From Field Surveillance to Advanced Characterization of SFTSV

  • Unai Perez-Sautu,
  • Se Hun Gu,
  • Katie Caviness,
  • Dong Hyun Song,
  • Yu-Jin Kim,
  • Nicholas Di Paola,
  • Daesang Lee,
  • Terry A. Klein,
  • Joseph A. Chitty and
  • Seong Tae Jeong
  • + 19 authors

29 August 2020

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging human pathogen, endemic in areas of China, Japan, and the Korea (KOR). It is primarily transmitted through infected ticks and can cause a severe hemorrhagic fever disease with c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bunyavirus 2020)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,160 Views
16 Pages

12 February 2026

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tick-borne zoonotic pathogen that continues to cause a substantial public health burden in South Korea, yet the molecular epidemiology of SFTSV in dogs, particularly shelter populations,...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,832 Views
13 Pages

M Segment-Based Minigenome System of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus as a Tool for Antiviral Drug Screening

  • Hiroshi Yamada,
  • Satoshi Taniguchi,
  • Masayuki Shimojima,
  • Long Tan,
  • Miyuki Kimura,
  • Yoshitomo Morinaga,
  • Takasuke Fukuhara,
  • Yoshiharu Matsuura,
  • Takashi Komeno and
  • Hideki Tani
  • + 2 authors

3 June 2021

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne bunyavirus that causes severe disease in humans with case fatality rates of approximately 30%. There are few treatment options for SFTSV infection. SFTSV RNA synthesi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus)
  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,945 Views
21 Pages

20 September 2019

In the last decade, the emergence of several, novel tickborne viruses have caused significant disease in humans. Of interest are the tickborne banyangviruses: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), Heartland virus (HRTV), and Guer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,384 Views
11 Pages

27 January 2026

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a tick-borne zoonotic pathogen of significant public health concern in South Korea, where human cases continue to occur at high levels; however, information on the molecular epidemiology an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular and Genomic Basis of Viral Variation and Host Adaptation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
6,505 Views
10 Pages

Pathological Characteristics of a Patient with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) Infected with SFTS Virus through a Sick Cat’s Bite

  • Masatoshi Tsuru,
  • Tadaki Suzuki,
  • Tomoyuki Murakami,
  • Kumiko Matsui,
  • Yuuji Maeda,
  • Tomoki Yoshikawa,
  • Takeshi Kurosu,
  • Masayuki Shimojima,
  • Tomome Shimada and
  • Masayuki Saijo
  • + 3 authors

29 January 2021

A woman in her fifties showed symptoms of fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, and general fatigue 2 days after she was bitten by a sick cat, which had later died, in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, in June 2016. She subsequently died of multiorga...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,879 Views
15 Pages

Identification of a Novel Genotype of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) in Northern Hebei Province, China

  • Minghao Geng,
  • Xueqi Wang,
  • Yamei Wei,
  • Yan Li,
  • Yanan Cai,
  • Jiandong Li,
  • Caixiao Jiang,
  • Xinyang Zhang,
  • Wentao Wu and
  • Shiwen Wang
  • + 5 authors

23 November 2025

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), is an emerging tick-borne disease in East Asia. SFTS monitoring has been carried out since 2010 in mainland China, but no confirmed human cases or infected vectors had...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2026)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,604 Views
10 Pages

The Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: An Epidemiological Study of Korean Veterinary Hospital Workers

  • Choon-Mee Kim,
  • Dong-Min Kim,
  • Mi-Seon Bang,
  • Jun-Won Seo,
  • Na-Ra Yun,
  • Da-Young Kim,
  • Mi-Ah Han,
  • Ji-Hye Hwang and
  • Sook-Kyung Park

23 February 2023

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic tick-borne infectious disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). Few studies have assessed SFTS seroprevalence among veterinary hospital staff and their awareness of SFTS. From January t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,170 Views
13 Pages

The Polarity of an Amino Acid at Position 1891 of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus L Protein Is Critical for the Polymerase Activity

  • Kisho Noda,
  • Yoshimi Tsuda,
  • Fumiya Kozawa,
  • Manabu Igarashi,
  • Kenta Shimizu,
  • Jiro Arikawa and
  • Kumiko Yoshimatsu

27 December 2020

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus subclone B7 shows strong plaque formation and cytopathic effect induction compared with other subclones and the parental strain YG1. Compared to YG1 and the other subclones, only B7 possesses a single...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,560 Views
11 Pages

Prevalence of Antibodies to Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Wild Boars Captured Across Different Locations in Toyama Prefecture, Japan

  • Shunsuke Yazawa,
  • Kotoha Yoshida,
  • Kotaro Fujii,
  • Yumiko Saga,
  • Sara Taniguchi,
  • Ryosuke Suzuki,
  • Chang-Kweng Lim,
  • Miki Ishida,
  • Kazunori Oishi and
  • Hideki Tani

5 December 2025

Wild boars inhabit fields, hills, and farms across Japan, where they are fed on by numerous arthropods, including mosquitoes and ticks. Consequently, they are frequently exposed to arthropod-borne pathogens. In Toyama Prefecture, blood samples from c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2026)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,564 Views
13 Pages

Screening of an FDA-Approved Drug Library with a Two-Tier System Identifies an Entry Inhibitor of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus

  • Shuofeng Yuan,
  • Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan,
  • Zi-Wei Ye,
  • Lei Wen,
  • Terance Gi-Wai Tsang,
  • Jianli Cao,
  • Jingjing Huang,
  • Chris Chun-Yiu Chan,
  • Kenn Ka-Heng Chik and
  • Kwok-Yung Yuen
  • + 6 authors

25 April 2019

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne bunyavirus that causes severe disease in humans with case-fatality rates of up to 30%. There are currently very limited treatment options for SFTSV infection. We cond...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Viral Entry Pathways)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,295 Views
6 Pages

Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Small-Animal Veterinarians and Nurses in the Japanese Prefecture with the Highest Case Load

  • Yumi Kirino,
  • Keita Ishijima,
  • Miho Miura,
  • Taro Nomachi,
  • Eugene Mazimpaka,
  • Putu Eka Sudaryatma,
  • Atsushi Yamanaka,
  • Ken Maeda,
  • Takayuki Sugimoto and
  • Tamaki Okabayashi
  • + 2 authors

2 February 2021

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is the causative agent of SFTS, an emerging tick-borne disease in East Asia, and is maintained in enzootic cycles involving ticks and a range of wild animal hosts. Direct transmission of SFTSV...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,993 Views
13 Pages

Fludarabine Inhibits Infection of Zika Virus, SFTS Phlebovirus, and Enterovirus A71

  • Chengfeng Gao,
  • Chunxia Wen,
  • Zhifeng Li,
  • Shuhan Lin,
  • Shu Gao,
  • Haida Ding,
  • Peng Zou,
  • Zheng Xing and
  • Yufeng Yu

27 April 2021

Viral infections are one of the leading causes in human mortality and disease. Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are a powerful weapon against new and re-emerging viruses. However, viral resistance to existing broad-spectrum antivirals remains a challen...

(This article belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,346 Views
14 Pages

Emerging Multi-Source Transmission of SFTS Virus on a Remote Japanese Island: A One-Health Perspective

  • Ryosaku Oshiro,
  • Motoki Ihara,
  • Catarina Harumi Oda Ibrahim,
  • Kosuke Matsui,
  • Xayavong Dalouny,
  • Nhung Hong Pham Vu,
  • Tomomi Kurashige,
  • Qiang Xu,
  • Shangfan Hu and
  • Yuki Takamatsu
  • + 17 authors

10 February 2026

Tick-borne viral infections, including severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to global public health owing to their rapid dissemination and high mortality rates. While isolated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,960 Views
14 Pages

Generation of Multiple Arbovirus-like Particles Using a Rapid Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Expression Platform

  • Yuxiang Wang,
  • Anthony Griffiths,
  • Douglas E. Brackney and
  • Paulo H. Verardi

9 December 2022

As demonstrated by the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in the Americas, emerging and re-emerging arboviruses are public health threats that warrant research investment for the development of effective prophylactics and therapeutics. Many arboviral diseases...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Poxvirus-Driven Insights into Virus and Host Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
6,001 Views
13 Pages

Since 2010, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has established centers at 16 locations to monitor disease vectors and pathogens. Here, we examined tick populations to understand the geographical and temporal distribution of severe fever...

(This article belongs to the Section Public Health Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,771 Views
15 Pages

Difference in Intraspecies Transmissibility of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Depending on Abrogating Type 1 Interferon Signaling in Mice

  • Byungkwan Oh,
  • Seok-Chan Park,
  • Myeon-Sik Yang,
  • Daram Yang,
  • Gaeul Ham,
  • Dongseob Tark,
  • Myung Jo You,
  • Sang-Ik Oh and
  • Bumseok Kim

5 March 2024

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a tick-borne zoonotic disease, is caused by infection with SFTS virus (SFTSV). A previous study reported that human-to-human direct transmission of SFTSV can occur. However, potential animal-to-anim...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tick-Borne Viruses: Transmission and Surveillance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,611 Views
17 Pages

The DNA Vaccines for the Gn and Gc Heterologous Polymer of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Induce Potent Immunogenicity in Mice

  • Qiuju He,
  • Xiaojuan Liu,
  • Jincheng Tong,
  • Huan Li,
  • Heng Zhang,
  • Jiamin Chen,
  • Mengyi Zhang,
  • Zhihua Li and
  • Qianqian Li

24 November 2025

Introduction/Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) poses a threat to global public health with a mortality rate of up to 30%. However, there is currently no commercialized SFTSV vaccine. This study focused on the const...

(This article belongs to the Section Vaccines against Infectious Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
281 Views
19 Pages

Genotype-Specific Amino Acid Signatures in the Gn/Gc Glycoprotein of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Associated with Neurological Symptoms

  • Qiongbin Mao,
  • Bohan Zhang,
  • Haowen Yuan,
  • Zhongru Zhao,
  • Jingwan Han,
  • Hanping Li,
  • Yongjian Liu,
  • Lei Jia,
  • Xiaolin Wang and
  • Lin Li
  • + 1 author

6 September 2026

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a highly fatal tick-borne disease caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV). The Gn/Gc glycoprotein plays a critical role in viral entry, but whether its amino acid polymorphisms directly determine neurologica...

(This article belongs to the Section Ticks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,371 Views
13 Pages

Neutralizing mAbs against SFTS Virus Gn Protein Show Strong Therapeutic Effects in an SFTS Animal Model

  • Masayuki Shimojima,
  • Satoko Sugimoto,
  • Kunihiko Umekita,
  • Taishi Onodera,
  • Kaori Sano,
  • Hideki Tani,
  • Yuki Takamatsu,
  • Tomoki Yoshikawa,
  • Takeshi Kurosu and
  • Masayuki Saijo
  • + 3 authors

28 July 2022

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an infectious disease with a high case fatality rate caused by the SFTS virus, and currently there are no approved specific treatments. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the virus...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2022)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,813 Views
17 Pages

Ticks transmit a variety of pathogens to their hosts by feeding on blood. The interactions and struggle between tick pathogens and hosts have evolved bilaterally. The components of tick saliva can directly or indirectly trigger host biological respon...

(This article belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,599 Views
5 Pages

Two Different Strains of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) in North and South Osaka by Phylogenetic Analysis of Evolutionary Lineage: Evidence for Independent SFTSV Transmission

  • Ryo Ikemori,
  • Ikuko Aoyama,
  • Tadahiro Sasaki,
  • Hirono Takabayashi,
  • Kazutoshi Morisada,
  • Masaru Kinoshita,
  • Kazuyoshi Ikuta,
  • Takahiro Yumisashi and
  • Kazushi Motomura

25 January 2021

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a novel tick-borne infectious disease, therefore, the information on the whole genome of the SFTS virus (SFTSV) is still limited. This study demonstrates a nearly whole genome of the SFTSV identif...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,697 Views
10 Pages

In our prior investigations, we elucidated the role of the tryptophan-to-tyrosine substitution at the 61st position in the nonstructural protein NSsW61Y in diminishing the interaction between nonstructural proteins (NSs) and nucleoprotein (NP), imped...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,988 Views
22 Pages

29 December 2023

In recent years, there have been significant advancements in the research of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV). However, several limitations and challenges still exist. For instance, researchers face constraints regarding expe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,943 Views
28 Pages

Homologous and Heterologous Vaccination Regimens with mRNA and rVSV Platforms Induce Potent Immune Responses Against SFTSV Glycoprotein

  • Tomaz B. Manzoni,
  • Jonna B. Westover,
  • Kendall A. Lundgreen,
  • Philip D. Hicks,
  • Raegan J. Petch,
  • Jordan T. Ort,
  • Drew Weissman,
  • Steven H. Y. Fan,
  • Scott E. Hensley and
  • Paul Bates
  • + 2 authors

8 August 2025

Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a highly pathogenic bunyavirus with a high case-fatality ratio for which there is no approved vaccine. Studies have assessed different vaccine technologies. However, few studies...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 2026)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,112 Views
7 Pages

29 April 2024

Background: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between the cycle threshold (Ct) values of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus small (S) and middle (M) segments and the SFTS viral load, aiming to estimate the initial vira...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,633 Views
12 Pages

20 September 2023

The non-structural protein (NSs) and nucleoprotein (NP) of the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) encoded by the S segment are crucial for viral pathogenesis. They reside in viroplasm-like structures (VLS), but their interactio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus 3.0)

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