Prevalence of antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in shelter dogs in the Republic of Korea

Seung Hun Lee; Hyun Joo Kim; Min Jung Lee; Jae Won Byun; Da Young Kim; Neung Hee Kim; Doo Hwan Kim; Dongmi Kwak; Hae Eun Kang; Hyang Mi Nam

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.09.002

Prevalence of antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in shelter dogs in the Republic of Korea

Seung Hun Lee, Hyun Joo Kim, Min Jung Lee, Jae Won Byun, Da Young Kim, Neung Hee Kim, Doo Hwan Kim, Dongmi Kwak, Hae Eun Kang, Hyang Mi Nam

Department of Veterinary Medicine

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in shelter dogs in the Republic of Korea (ROK) using an indirect immunofluorescence assay and virus neutralization test. Sera were collected from 426 dogs in 12 animal shelters throughout the ROK from March 2016 to November 2016. Overall, 59 of 426 (13.9%) samples were seropositive for antibodies against SFTSV. A significant difference was observed in accordance with the sampling region (p < 0.001), but not according to the sex (p = 0.279) or breed (p = 0.729) of the dogs. The seroprevalence of SFTSV showed an inversely proportional trend to the latitude of the sampling regions: the highest rate was observed in the southern region followed by the Jeju-do region. This is the first report on the nationwide prevalence of antibodies against SFTSV in companion dogs in animal shelters throughout the ROK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-187
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.09.002
State	Published - Feb 2018

Keywords

Indirect immunofluorescence assay
Serology
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Shelter dog
Virus neutralization test
Zoonosis

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Prevalence of antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in shelter dogs in the Republic of Korea

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