Objective To analyze the etiological dectection results of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS)in Anqing City,and to provide basic data for the scientific prevention and control of SFTS.Methods RT-PCR was used to detect dabie bandavirus(DBV)in 502 serum samples of suspected SFTS cases,and the epidemiological information of con-firmed cases was analyzed by SPSS 25.0.S gene sequencing was performed on some isolated virus strains to construct a phy-logenetic tree.Results Among 502 samples of suspected SFTS cases,151 were positive for DBV RNA,with a positive rate of 30.08%.The ratio of the male positive rate(27.83%)to female positive rate(31.72%)was 0.88:1.There was a sig-nificant difference in the positive rate among all age groups(x2=15.271,P=0.033),and 71-80 years old group accounted for the highest proportion(38.84%).Farmers accounted for 84.77%of the total number of cases.The cases were distributed from April to October,and cases in May accounted for the highest proportion(27.82%).Taihu County had the highest pro-portion of cases(34.75%),and there were statistical differences in the positive rate among different countries(x2=18.080,P=0.021).S fragments of 21 DBV strains were obtained,including 10 strains of the F genotype,5 strains of the A genotype,5 strains of the E genotype,and 1 strain of the B genotype.Conclusion In Anqing City and surrounding areas,the SFTS epidemic showed regional and seasonal distribution.Middle-aged and elderly people engaged in agricultural work are high-risk groups.The main genotype of DBV was F.
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndromeDabie bandavirusGenotyping