Fig 1.
Distribution of Sampling Sites for Ticks and Wild Animals in Jiangsu, an SFTS Endemic Area.
A, Map of P. R. China; B, Map of Jiangsu Province. Sampling sites were where SFTS cases were reported.
Table 1.
Detection of SFTSV RNA in Various Stages of Haemaphysalis longicornis and Haemaphysalis flava Ticks Collected from Vegetation and Animals in 2013–2014 in Jiangsu.
Table 2.
Detection of SFTSV RNA and Antibodies in Wild Mammals and Birds Captured in 2013–2014 in Jiangsu Province.
Table 3.
Detection of SFTSV RNA/Antibodies and Collection of Attached Ticks in Wild Animals in 2013–2014.
Fig 2.
Phylogenetic analysis of SFTSV strains isolated from Jiangsu Province during 2011 and 2014, compared with SFTSV strains from other areas.
The phylogenetic tree was constructed by using the Neighbor-Joining method with the MEGA5.1 software. The reliability values indicated at the branch nodes were determined using 1,000 bootstrap replications. Isolated SFTSV strains from places located in the north of the Yangtze River were labeled by black solid circles; Isolated SFTSV strains from places located in the south of the Yangtze river were labeled by black solid squares; Isolated SFTSV strains distributed in Japanese clades were labeled by black solid triangles. Phylogenetic relationship of SFTSV with other bunyaviruses, based on the complete L segment sequences, is shown in the figure.