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experimental infections of mosquitoes with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.

severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (sfts) is a newly identified emerging infectious disease, which is caused by a novel bunyavirus (termed sftsv) in asia. although mosquitoes have not been identified as the primary vectors, as revealed by epidemiological surveys, their role in transmitting this sftsv as a suspicious vector has not been validated.