新興人畜共通傳染病：發熱伴血小板減少綜合症

The emerging zoonoses: Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome

發熱伴血小板減少綜合症（Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, SFTS）是經蜱傳播的新興人畜共通傳染病，在台灣列為第四類法定傳染病。表現為急性發熱性疾病伴隨腸胃道症狀、血小板低下和白血球低下。本文整理了病毒特徵、生態學、流行病學、臨床表徵、診斷、治療、預防和感染管制措施，以期加強醫療人員對發熱伴血小板減少綜合症的警覺。

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne zoonoses. SFTS has been a notifiable infectious disease in Taiwan since April, 2020. Major clinical presentations included fever, gastrointestinal syndrome, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia. This review article summarizes SFTS regarding its virology, ecology, epidemiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis, therapy, and infection control measures for reducing disease transmission.