中国研究人员开发出针对SFTS的超级抗体

中国研究人员开发出一种强效抗体,可能对抗严重热性血小板减少综合征(SFTS),这是一种由蜱虫传播的致命疾病,死亡率高达30%。这一突破为应对东亚地区日益严重的蜱媒威胁提供了希望。

在蜱媒疾病领域,莱姆病常常占据头条。例如,埃隆·马斯克人工智能初创公司xAI的12位创始成员之一格雷格·杨在1月底表示,他因诊断出莱姆病而从公司退后,称意外吃错食物会让他“极度疲惫”,需要几天才能恢复。

然而,还有一种更危险的蜱媒疾病,中国一所大学的研究团队可能已找到治疗方法。这种疾病是严重热性血小板减少综合征(SFTS),由Dabie bandavirus引起,通过Haemaphysalis longicornis蜱虫传播。该综合征于2009年首次被识别,当时调查涉及突发高热的未知疾病病例。

研究人员表示,这一发现“开辟了应对蜱虫日益增长威胁的新途径”。SFTS的死亡率高达30%,主要影响东亚地区,包括中国、日本和韩国。该抗体被描述为“超级抗体”,可能为预防和治疗这种寄生威胁提供新方式。

这一进展突显了蜱媒疾病的全球关注度增加,从欧洲、北美到澳大利亚和新西兰,类似威胁正在扩展。研究团队位于杭州,强调了本地创新在公共卫生挑战中的作用。

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