Dog confirmed "severe febrile thrombocytopenia" first confirmed infection

[Busan = Newswise] Huh, Sang-cheon, reporter reported that patients who died from severe febrile thrombocytopenia (SFTS) in Busan were more likely to have been infected with a dog.

Busan City suffered severe febrile thrombocytopenia

The city worked with the Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory, the quarantine headquarters of Agriculture, Forestry and Forestry. Breeding as well as dogs (poodle, poultry, poultry, (PCR) and anti-PCR (PCR) were positive for both viruses, but one antibody was strongly positive in one and the other was positive in the other.

At that time, one of the two dogs had symptoms such as fever and a bloody stomach, explained the dog.

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a test for identifying or detecting genomes (DNA, RNA) of bacteria or viruses, antibody tests being generally used to determine whether they are infected with the virus or not.

According to a report published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan in October last year, the same year at the beginning of June of the same year, a 40-year-old man in Tokushima,

In mid-June, the dog owner was diagnosed with fever and diarrhea, and then detected the SFTS antibody.

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan In the process of taking care of this dog, he pointed out that he may have been infected with bodily fluids and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. to be There is. An official from Busan City said: "We have confirmed the SFTS antibody in the dog through the test and it is not possible to rule out the possibility of direct transmission through body fluids from the dog because of fever and bloody fever. " "Further research on the possibility of direct transmission of animals to the human body is needed through joint research between the CDC and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Quarantine, and it is necessary to pay attention to animals and animals. "

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