3.1 Epidemiological information
A total of 17 patients with suspected SFTS were admitted to the clinic (Table 1). Through molecular diagnostic tests, 5 patients were confirmed to have SFTSV infection. There were 2 males and 3 females, with an average age of 51 years. All of them are farmers, mainly farming in forest areas, and have history of animal contact (rats) or tick bites.