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Occupational Risk of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Healthcare Workers

Author(s) -

Jeong Rae Yoo,

Jae Hong Choi,

Young Ree Kim,

Keun Hwa Lee,

Sang Taek Heo

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz210

Subject(s) - severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome , medicine , epidemiology , transmission (telecommunications) , health care , immunology , pediatrics , virus , economic growth , economics , electrical engineering , engineering

We identified a healthcare-associated infection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus (SFTSV), transmitted through direct blood contact with an index case. Following further epidemiological and clinical investigations, we identified SFTSV seropositivity in 2 healthcare workers and 2 family members, who were positive for anti-SFTSV immunoglobin G. It is important to prevent SFTSV transmission by early diagnosis of SFTS and universal precautions.

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