REVIEW article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Infectious Agents and Disease
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1544427
This article is part of the Research TopicWomen in Infectious Agents and Disease: 2024View all 12 articles
Alarming implications: severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its biological vectors in the context of climate change
Provisionally accepted
- 1Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
- 2Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India
- 3Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- 4University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, United States
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging emergent tickborne zoonotic disease. Since its identification in China in 2009, reports of SFTS cases have steadily increased, posing a significant threat to public health. This review summarizes the epidemiological characteristics of SFTS and its biological vectors., with a pParticular emphasis onwas given to the role of the tick vector, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in disease transmission. We also addressed the impact of climate change on the spread of SFTS and its biological vectors. With continued climate change, the spread of SFTS is likely to increase, consequently heighteningthereby escalating the risk of infection. This review also explores the prevention and control strategies for SFTS as well as future research directions, summarize the public health policies and the alleviation of the disease's impact on human health.
Keywords: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Climate Change, Biological vectors, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Dabie bandavirus
Received: 12 Dec 2024; Accepted: 09 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Ze Chen, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
Svetlana Khaiboullina, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, 89557, Nevada, United States
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