[2] It is an emerging infectious disease causing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of consciousness and heamorrhage.

[2] The life cycle of the SFTSV most likely involves arthropod vectors like Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks and animal hosts.

[3] SFTS is an emerging infectious disease causing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of consciousness and heamorrhage.

[4] In July 2017, Japanese doctors reported that a woman had died of SFTS after being bitten by a cat that may have itself been infected by a tick.

[5][6] SFTS occurs in China's rural areas from March to November with the majority of cases from April to July.