Yezo Virus Infection in Tick-Bitten Patient and Ticks, Northeastern China
Xiao-Long Lv, Ziyan Liu, Liang Li, Wenbo Xu, Yongxu Yuan, Xiaojie Liang, Li Zhang, Zhengkai Wei, Liyan Sui, Yinghua Zhao, Zhijun Hou, Feng Wei, Shuzhen Han, Quan Liu, Zedong Wang
Abstract
We identified Yezo virus infection in a febrile patient who had a tick bite in northeastern China, where 0.5% of Ixodes persulcatus ticks were positive for viral RNA. Clinicians should be aware of this potential health threat and include this emerging virus in the differential diagnosis for tick-bitten patients in this region.
Topics & Concepts
Ixodes persulcatusTickVirologyVirusIxodesBiologyChinaMedicineImmunologyGeographyArchaeologyViral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal Diseases