Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 FOUR Future Veterinary Medicine Leading Education and Research Center, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Cheonan Animal Medical Center, Cheonan 31174, Korea.
J Vet Sci. 2022 Nov;23(6):e83. doi: 10.4142/jvs.22104. Epub 2022 Sep 15.
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic disease, and its clinical information and prevalence are important. This study was conducted on 22 feline patients from the Republic of Korea (ROK), suspected to suffer from a tick-borne disease. Four cats were positive for SFTS, and genotypes B-1, B-3, D, and F were identified. Clinical symptoms, such as anorexia, jaundice, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia, were detected. This is the first report of SFTS virus genotypes B-1, D, and F from cats in the ROK. Moreover, our results suggest that jaundice may be an indicator of SFTS in cats.
严重发热伴血小板减少综合征(SFTS)是一种人畜共患病,其临床信息和流行情况很重要。本研究对来自韩国(ROK)的 22 只疑似患蜱传疾病的猫进行了研究。四只猫呈 SFTS 阳性,鉴定出基因型 B-1、B-3、D 和 F。检测到厌食、黄疸、血小板减少、白细胞减少和高胆红素血症等临床症状。这是首次从韩国猫中报告 SFTS 病毒基因型 B-1、D 和 F。此外,我们的结果表明,黄疸可能是猫患 SFTS 的一个指标。