High-titer convalescent serum from cats recovered from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome protects SFTSV-infected mice
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging, tick-borne zoonosis caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and is associated with high case-fatality rates in humans and cats. No vaccines or antiviral drugs are currently available for the prevention or treatment of feline SFTS. Because cats with SFTS often develop blood viral RNA loads exceeding…
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