3.2 Clinical manifestations
Clinical examination revealed that SFTS patients developed fever,
gastrointestinal symptoms, and neurological symptoms, which mostly
included fever, headache, dizziness, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and
fatigue. Among the symptoms, fever (17/17), muscle pain (17/17), and
headache (16/17) were the most frequent symptoms of SFTS. Clinical
manifestations in confirmed and suspected SFTS cases were similar,
showing that clinical manifestations alone cannot be used for diagnosis
of SFTS (Table 1).