3.9 Rickettsia-specific IgG antibody detection
Seven serum samples were randomly selected for ELISA detection forRickettsia -specific IgG detection, including three for confirmed SFTS patient’s serum (Dandong NO. 6; Donggang NO. 1; Fengcheng NO. 16); 4 patients with negative for SFTSV serum (Fengcheng NO. 7; Kaiyuan NO. 4; Haicheng NO. 14; Kuandian NO. 17), The results are shown in Table 1. Results show that sera from all 7 patients carried Rickettsia IgG (100% positivity rate).