Factors and outcomes in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS): A systematic review

• Main Authors: Herwati Dualis, Abraham Chin Zefong, Lim, Kai Joo, Narinderjeet Kaur Dadar Singh, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Richard Avoi, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Azizan Omar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RA639-642 Transmission of disease
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31609/2/Factors%20and%20outcomes%20in%20Severe%20Fever%20with%20Thrombocytopenia%20Syndrome%20SFTS%20A%20systematic%20review.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31609/3/Factors%20and%20outcomes%20in%20Severe%20Fever%20with%20Thrombocytopenia%20Syndrome%20SFTS%20A%20systematic%20review.pdf1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31609/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080121004519; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102501

Background: An emerging infectious zoonosis known as Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) is discovered mainly in Japan, South Korea and China. SFTS virus (SFTSV) which is recently recognised as bunyavirus is borne by ticks such as Haemaphysalis longicornis. It has the capabilities to...