Nosocomial Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Companion Animals, Japan, 2022

In Japan, 2 cats that underwent surgery in a room where a sick dog had been euthanized became ill within 9 days of surgery. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus was detected in all 3 animals; nucleotide sequence identity was 100%. Suspected cause was an uncleaned pulse oximeter probe us...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2023-03, Vol.29 (3), p.614-617
Hauptverfasser:	Mekata, Hirohisa, Umeki, Kazumi, Yamada, Kentaro, Umekita, Kunihiko, Okabayashi, Tamaki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal diseases Animals Antigens Arachnids Bunyaviridae Infections Cats Causes of Cross Infection Disease control Disease prevention Disease transmission Dispatch Dogs Epidemiology Fever Health aspects Health care Hospitals Hyperthermia Iatrogenic diseases Infection Infectious diseases Japan Mortality Nosocomial infection Nosocomial infections Nosocomial Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Companion Animals, Japan, 2022 Patient safety Pets Phlebovirus Pulse oximetry Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus SFTS phlebovirus Surgery Thrombocytopenia Tick-borne diseases Ventilators Veterinarians Veterinary medicine Veterinary services Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	In Japan, 2 cats that underwent surgery in a room where a sick dog had been euthanized became ill within 9 days of surgery. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus was detected in all 3 animals; nucleotide sequence identity was 100%. Suspected cause was an uncleaned pulse oximeter probe used for all patients.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2903.220720