PRELIMINARY STUDY OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST SEVERE FEVER WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME VIRUS (SFTSV) AMONG DOGS IN SAMUT SAKHON PROVINCE

Abstract

In 2023, there was the first report of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus (SFTSV) infection which causes the SFTS among dogs in Thailand. SFTSV antibodies can be detected in a variety of animals including humans. Dogs are one kind of animal that have high seropositive rate and could play an important role of SFTSV spreading. For these reasons, the antibodies against SFTSV were detected by using an Indirect Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay among the total of 99 dog sera (n = 99), which were collected from Samut Sakhon province between April and May 2023. The result shows 4/99 (4.04%) positive samples for SFTSV antibody detection. Statistical analysis reveals that there is a significant difference in both gender and age factors (P-value<0.05). Accordingly, this study confirms the spreading of SFTSV has already occurred among dogs in Thailand.