{
  "id": 13002575,
  "title": "High-titer convalescent serum from cats recovered from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome protects SFTSV-infected mice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/high-titer-convalescent-serum-from-cats-recovered-from-severe-fever",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.07.756134v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}