High-titer convalescent serum from cats recovered from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome protects SFTSV-infected mice
Hirohisa Mekata, Mari YAMAMOTO, Takeshi Kawaguchi, Tamaki Okabayashi
The paper shows that high-titer convalescent cat serum from SFTS-recovered cats protects SFTSV-infected mice, suggesting potential for passive immunotherapy in feline SFTS.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology