PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd – China (03): (JS, AH)

Fever — China
A total of 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province have been diagnosed with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) this year [2020], a disease caused by the novel bunyavirus which is spread by ticks. Experts have warned that the virus can be transmitted from person to person.
Based on previous cases, the virus can be transmitted from infected animals or people to others via blood, respiratory tract and wounds, Sheng Jifang, an expert on the novel bunyavirus and director of