Infection and transovarial transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> in Hainan Island, China
C. YUAN, Yajun Lu, Jinqian Li, Chen Chen, Yanhong Wang, Aihua Zheng, Zhen Zou, Qianfeng Xia
Abstract
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) RNA level increased in female ticks after injection with SFTSV. Furthermore, SFTSV RNA was detected in the eggs and larvae that originated from the virus-infected female ticks.
Topics & Concepts
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndromeRhipicephalus sanguineusTransovarial transmissionVirologyPhlebovirusBiologyVirusTransmission (telecommunications)BunyaviridaeLarvaTickIxodidaeEcologyEngineeringElectrical engineeringViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlVector-Borne Animal Diseases