Volume 21, Number 3—March 2015
Dispatch
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan and Public Health Communication
, Kazuko Fukushima, Kazunori Umeki, and Kensuke Nakajima
Table
Interim case definition for retrospective or prospective voluntary case reports of suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Japan*
| Criteria |
|---|
| Fever >38°C |
| Gastrointestinal tract symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, melena) |
| Thrombocytopenia, <100 × 109 platelets/L |
| Leucopenia, <4 × 109 leukocytes/L |
| Elevated levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase |
| Absence of other causes |
| Death or admission to an intensive care unit because of symptoms |
*All criteria required for case confirmation.
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