High Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection among the Dog Population in Thailand
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animal Samples
2.2. ELISA
2.3. VN Test
2.4. RT-PCR
2.5. Sequence Analysis
2.6. Phylogenetic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Detection of Anti-SFTSV Antibodies from Dogs
3.2. Detection of SFTSV from One Dog
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Province | District | ELISA (OD > 0.129) | 50% Focus Reduction Neutralization Test (≥1:10) | Minimum Positive Ratio (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Examined Dogs | No. of Positive Dogs | No. of Examined Dogs | No. of Positive Dogs | |||
Prachinburi | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Bangkok | 143 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4.2 | |
Chachoengsao | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1 | |
Samutprakan | 81 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 12.3 | |
Rayong | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | |
Chonburi | Mueang Chonburi | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11.1 |
Bang Lamung | 56 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 | |
Sattahip | 95 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 52.6 | |
Pattaya city | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | |
Total | 458 | 106 | 98 | 76 | 16.6 |
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Ishijima, K.; Phichitraslip, T.; Naimon, N.; Ploypichai, P.; Kriebkajon, B.; Chinarak, T.; Sridaphan, J.; Kritiyakan, A.; Prasertsincharoen, N.; Jittapalapong, S.; et al. High Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection among the Dog Population in Thailand. Viruses 2023, 15, 2403. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15122403
Ishijima K, Phichitraslip T, Naimon N, Ploypichai P, Kriebkajon B, Chinarak T, Sridaphan J, Kritiyakan A, Prasertsincharoen N, Jittapalapong S, et al. High Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection among the Dog Population in Thailand. Viruses. 2023; 15(12):2403. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15122403
Chicago/Turabian StyleIshijima, Keita, Thanmaporn Phichitraslip, Nattakarn Naimon, Preeyaporn Ploypichai, Benyapa Kriebkajon, Torntun Chinarak, Jirasin Sridaphan, Anamika Kritiyakan, Noppadol Prasertsincharoen, Sathaporn Jittapalapong, and et al. 2023. "High Seroprevalence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection among the Dog Population in Thailand" Viruses 15, no. 12: 2403. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15122403