Tembusu Virus in Human, China. Issue 3 (1st April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tang, Y.; Gao, X.; Diao, Y.; Feng, Q.; Chen, H.; Liu, X.; Ge, P.; Yu, C.
• Is Part Of: Transboundary and emerging diseases. Volume 60:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 193
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2013-04-01
• Subjects: Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; 636.089
• DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12085
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1865-1674

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="tbed12085-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="tbed12085-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Summary</title> <p>Tembusu virus (TMUV) infection in ducks, geese and house sparrows was reported in China. To confirm the emergence of TMUV in humans, we investigated TMUV as a possible infection in duck industry workers in Shandong, China. Of 132 serum samples tested, 95 (71.9%) had TMUV antibodies. In oral swabs detection, 63 (47.7%) samples were positive for TMUV RNA. Nucleotide sequences of 277 bp coding the partial NS3 protein showed more than 99.5% identity with other duck TMUV strains, which can cause severe egg drop in ducks. These findings contribute to the realization that TMUV may be overlooked as a zoonotic transmission in China.</p> </sec> </abstract>