title: Seroepidemiological evidence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infections in wild boars in Nagasaki, Japan.
abstract: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging disease in East Asia. It is thought that the SFTS virus (SFTSV) circulates between ticks and animals in nature and that the virus is transmitted to humans by tick bites. SFTS is endemic to Nagasaki in western Japan; however, epidemiological information regarding SFTSV in Nagasaki is not known. In this study, we performed SFTSV IgG ELISAs and neutralization antibody assays for a seroepidemiological survey using samples from wild boars captured in six areas of Nagasaki. SFTSV seropositive animals were found in three areas. Our findings provide epidemiological information on the distribution of SFTSV in Nagasaki.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Leading Graduate School Program, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fuxun
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health, Omura, Nagasaki, 856-0026 Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Present address: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 162-8640 Japan.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Posadas-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Leading Graduate School Program, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Mya Myat Ngwe
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tun
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health, Omura, Nagasaki, 856-0026 Japan.
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan ; Leading Graduate School Program, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523 Japan.
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita