Serological Evidence of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and IgM Positivity Were Identified in Healthy Residents in Vietnam

Xuan Chuong Tran, Sung Hye Kim, Jeong Eun Lee, So Hee Kim, Su Yeon Kang, Nguyen D. Binh, Pham V. Duc, Phan T.K. Phuong, Nguyen T.P. Thao, Wonwoo Lee, Joon Yong Bae, Man Seong Park, Misun Kim, Jeong Rae Yoo, Sang Taek Heo, Kyeong Ho An, Jung Mogg Kim, Nam Hyuk Cho, Sun Ho Kee, Keun Hwa Lee

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    Abstract

    Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), an emerging tick-borne viral disease, is prevalent in East Asia and has also been reported in Southeast Asia since 2019. SFTS patients in Vietnam were first reported in 2019. However, the seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in Vietnam has not been reported. To investigate the seroprevalence of SFTSV in Vietnam, we collected serum samples from 714 healthy residents in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, and the seroprevalence of SFTSV was assessed using immunofluorescence antibody assay (IFA), Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) and the 50% focus reduction neutralization test (FRNT50) assay. The seroprevalence of anti-SFTSV IgM or IgG was observed to be 3.64% (26/714), high IgM positivity was >80 (0.28%, 2/714) and the titer of neutralizing antibodies against SFTSV ranged from 15.5 to 55.9. In Pakistan, SFTSV infection confirmed using a microneutralization test (MNT) assay (prevalence is 2.5%) and ELISAs showed a high seroprevalence (46.7%) of SFTSV. Hence, the seroprevalence rate in Vietnam is similar to that in Pakistan and the number of SFTS patients could increase in Vietnam.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2280
    JournalViruses
    Volume14
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022 Oct

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    Keywords

    • IgM positivity
    • Vietnam
    • healthy residents
    • serological evidence
    • severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Virology

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