Ticks carrying a deadly new virus SFTS, on the outbreak which was reported in China, live in Russia. This “Izvestia” said the virologist Mikhail shchelkanov.
According to him, the ticks Haemaphysalis longicornis can be found only in the far East. So, the lab shchelkanova found out that the habitat of this spider comes up to at least the foothills of the Sikhote-Alin volcanic field in the Khabarovsk and Primorye territories.
“the Virus in them we found. Maybe because not enough was looking for. To accurately see this, we need a broader field of study than the ones my lab has the opportunity now to spend on this subject”, — said the scientist.
At the same time this pathogen experts have identified in wild boars. In this regard, the geography of its distribution Ramires in accordance with the wildlife migration.
On the outbreak of a new type of SFTS virus in China was reported on 8 August. It already died at least seven people. The specialists believe that with all the precautions cause for panic.
SFTS was first discovered in 2009 in China. Symptoms of the virus are thrombocytopenia, leukocytopenia, lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, vomiting, diarrhea. In addition, there are diagnostic tools to determine the disease that can detect it using PCR and ELISA tests.
