Severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection: Considerations for vaccine evaluation of a rare disease

• Main Authors: Joel N. Maslow (Author), Jackie J. Kwon (Author), Susan K. Mikota (Author), Susan Spruill (Author), Youngran Cho (Author), Moonsup Jeong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infection caused by the severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) causes a hemorrhagic illness with a mortality between 20% and 40%. Initially recognized in 2009 in China, cases have additionally been documented in Japan and Korea although retrospective studies have documented seropre...