A cluster of cases of human-to-human transmission caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus.

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease in six epidemic provinces of China and was identified to be caused by a novel bunyavirus in 2009. It is progressive in nature and potentially fatal. SFTS usually occurs as sporadic cases and is considered a tick-transmitted disease. Here we present a group of three patients with proven SFTS and one with probable SFTS, for whom the epidemiological data show person-to-person transmission characteristics. The index patient and two secondary patients died. None reported a tick bite.

Chen H ，Hu K ，Zou J ，Xiao J ... -  《-》

Characterization of clinical features and outcome for human-to-human transmitted severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.

Jia B ，Wu W ，Huang R ，Wang G ，Song P ，Li Y ，Liu Y ，Xiong Y ，Yan X ，Hao Y ，Xia J ，Zhang Z ，Chen Y ，Wu C ... -  《-》

A family cluster of infections by a newly recognized bunyavirus in eastern China, 2007: further evidence of person-to-person transmission.

Bao CJ ，Guo XL ，Qi X ，Hu JL ，Zhou MH ，Varma JK ，Cui LB ，Yang HT ，Jiao YJ ，Klena JD ，Li LX ，Tao WY ，Li X ，Chen Y ，Zhu Z ，Xu K ，Shen AH ，Wu T ，Peng HY ，Li ZF ，Shan J ，Shi ZY ，Wang H ... -  《-》

[Fever with thrombocytopenia associated with a novel bunyavirus in China].

Li DX 《-》

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in China: an integrated data analysis.

Guo CT ，Lu QB ，Ding SJ ，Hu CY ，Hu JG ，Wo Y ，Fan YD ，Wang XJ ，Qin SL ，Cui N ，Yang ZD ，Zhang XA ，Liu W ，Cao WC ... -  《-》