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Table 1. Primers for RT-PCR and nested PCR testing for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, Shandong Province, China, 2011*.

Type of primer	Primer name	Sequence, 5′→3′	Virus segment
Primary	F1_S	CAGCCACTTTACCCGAACAT	Small
Primary	R1_S	GGAAAGACGCAAAGGAGTGA	Small
Nested	F2_S	CTGGTCTCTGCCCTCTCAAC
Nested	R2_S	GGATTGCAGTGGAGTTTGGTG
Primary	F1_L	GGCAGCAAACCAGAAGAAAG	Large
Primary	R1_L	CATTTCTCCGAGGGCATTTA	Large
Nested	F2_L	GGGTCTCCTGCTTAGCACAGG
Nested	R2_L	TCAGAFAAFACCCTGCCAGT

*RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; F, forward; R, reverse.