About the Authors

Baocheng Deng

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Bo Zhou

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Shujun Zhang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Kuandian Country Hospital, Dandong, Liaoning Province, China

Ying Zhu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China

Leqiang Han

Affiliation Dalian Municipal Infectious Disease Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China

Yingzhi Geng

Affiliation Liaoning Province CDC, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Zhenan Jin

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Donggang infectious diseases hospital, Dandong, Liaoning Province, China

Hongbo Liu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Liaoning Provincial People's Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Donglei Wang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Yitong Zhao

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Ying Wen

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Wei Cui

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Ying Zhou

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Qiuhong Gu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Cuiming Sun

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Xu Lu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Wen Wang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Yu Wang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Chengbo Li

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Yanli Wang

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Wenqing Yao

syliupei2013@163.com (PL); wenqingyao@sina.com (WY)

Affiliation Liaoning Province CDC, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Pei Liu

syliupei2013@163.com (PL); wenqingyao@sina.com (WY)

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PL WY. Performed the experiments: BD SZ. Analyzed the data: BD BZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SZ BD Y. Zhu WY PL. Wrote the manuscript: BD. Data collection: LH YG ZJ HL DW Y. Zhao Ying Wen WC Y. Zhou QG CS XL WW Yu Wang CL Yanli Wang. Diagnostic tests for SFTSV infection: BD WY YG PL.