The evolutionary history and spatiotemporal dynamics of the fever, thrombocytopenia and leukocytopenia syndrome virus (FTLSV) in China.

• Main Authors: Xueyong Huang (Author), Licheng Liu (Author), Yanhua Du (Author), Weili Wu (Author), Haifeng Wang (Author), Jia Su (Author), Xiaoyan Tang (Author), Qi Liu (Author), Yinhui Yang (Author), Yongqiang Jiang (Author), Weijun Chen (Author), Bianli Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2007, a novel bunyavirus was found in Henan Province, China and named fever, thrombocytopenia and leukocytopenia syndrome virus (FTLSV); since then, FTLSV has been found in ticks and animals in many Chinese provinces. Human-to-human transmission has been documented, indicating that FTLSV should b...