Table 3.
Detection of the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) RNA in serum, urine, and swab samples (oral, nose, eye, rectal) from companion dogs using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
| SFTS-positive dogs | Serum | Urine | Swab | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectal | Nose | Eye | Oral | |||
| Dog 2 | + | N | - | - | N | N |
| Dog 3 | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dog 4 | + | - | - | - | N | - |
| Dog 6 | + | N | N | N | N | - |
| Dog 7 | + | N | - | - | N | - |
| Dog 8 | + | - | N | - | N | - |
| Dog 9 | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dog 10 | + | - | N | N | N | N |
| Dog 11 | + | - | - | N | N | - |
| Dog 12 | + | + | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SFTS, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; N, no sample; + , PCR positive for SFTSV; − , PCR negative for SFTSV