Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus (SFTSV) infections in Zhejiang Province, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Wang, Xinying ^a   Zhang, Yanjun ^a   Zhang, Yongli ^b   Wang, Hongling ^b   Wang, Chengwei ^c   Sun, Jimin ^a   Lin, Junfen ^a   Chai, Chengliang ^a   Yan, Jie ^d  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Zhoushan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Daishan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

BUNYAVIRUS INFECTION; CHINA; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERE FEVER WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME BUNYAVIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873464898     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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