SFTSV infection in rodents and their ectoparasitic chiggers |
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| Authors: | Xiao-Lan Gu Wen-Qing Su Chuan-Min Zhou Li-Zhu Fang Ke Zhu Dong-Qiang Ma Fa-Chun Jiang Ze-Min Li Dan Li Shu-Hui Duan Qiu-Ming Peng Rui Wang Yuan Jiang Hui-Ju Han Xue-Jie Yu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;2. Qingdao West Coast New District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China;3. Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China;4. School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji’nan, China; National Institute of Infectious Disease, JAPAN |
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| Abstract: | SFTSV, a tick-borne bunyavirus causing a severe hemorrhagic fever termed as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). To evaluate the potential role of rodents and its ectoparasitic chiggers in the transmission of SFTSV, we collected wild rodents and chiggers on their bodies from a rural area in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China in September 2020. PCR amplification of the M and L segments of SFTSV showed that 32.3% (10/31) of rodents and 0.2% (1/564) of chiggers (Leptotrombidium deliense) from the rodents were positive to SFTSV. Our results suggested that rodents and chiggers may play an important role in the transmission of SFTSV, although the efficiency of chiggers to transmit SFTSV needs to be further investigated experimentally. |
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