New Tick-Borne Virus Discovered in Japan
Scientists have isolated a new orthonairovirus from two patients showing acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia after tick bite in Hokkaido, Japan. Orthonairoviruses are tick-borne viruses in the genus Orthonairovirus, the family Nairoviridae. They cause sometimes fatal febrile illnesses in humans and other animals. Of 15 species within the genus…
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