Evidence of Human Exposure to Tamdy Virus, Northwest China
Abulimiti Moming, Shū Shěn, Yaohui Fang, Jingyuan Zhang, Yanfang Zhang, Shuāng Táng, Tianxian Li, Zhìhóng Hú, Huálín Wáng, Yújiāng Zhāng, Sùróng Sūn, Lin‐Fa Wang, Fēi Dèng
Abstract
We report the isolation of Tamdy virus from Hyalomma asiaticum ticks in northwest China and serologic evidence of human Tamdy virus infection in the same region. These findings highlight the need to further investigate a potential causal relationship between Tamdy virus and febrile illnesses of unknown etiology in that region.
Topics & Concepts
VirusVirologySerologyEtiologyChinaVirus isolationBiologyNovel virusGeographyMedicineImmunologyAntibodyGeneticsPathologyGeneArchaeologyGenomeViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesMosquito-borne diseases and control