Ham Heejin, Jo Sukju, Jang Jungim, Choi Sungmin
Seoul Metropolitan Government Institute of Public Health and Environment, Seoul 137-734, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2014 Apr;52(2):221-4. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.2.221. Epub 2014 Apr 18.
Larvae, nymphs, and adult stages of 3 species of ixodid ticks were collected by tick drag methods in Seoul during June-October 2013, and their infection status with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus was examined using RT-PCR. During the period, 732 Haemaphysalis longicornis, 62 Haemaphysalis flava, and 2 Ixodes nipponensis specimens were collected. Among the specimens of H. longicornis, the number of female adults, male adults, nymphs, and larvae were 53, 11, 240, and 446, respectively. Ticks were grouped into 63 pools according to the collection site, species, and developmental stage, and assayed for SFTS virus. None of the pools of ticks were found to be positive for SFTS virus gene.
2013年6月至10月期间,通过拖蜱法在首尔采集了3种硬蜱的幼虫、若虫和成虫阶段样本,并使用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测它们感染严重发热伴血小板减少综合征(SFTS)病毒的情况。在此期间,共采集到732只长角血蜱、62只微黄血蜱和2只日本硬蜱样本。在长角血蜱样本中,成年雌蜱、成年雄蜱、若虫和幼虫的数量分别为53只、11只、240只和446只。根据采集地点、种类和发育阶段,将蜱虫样本分为63组,并检测SFTS病毒。未发现任何一组蜱虫样本的SFTS病毒基因呈阳性。