Oz virus is a novel thogotovirus isolated from ticks that causes lethal infection in mice. We conducted serosurveillance of Oz virus infection among humans and wild mammals in Japan using virus-neutralization tests and ELISAs. Results showed that Oz virus may be naturally infecting humans and other mammalian hosts.
Keywords: Japan; Oz virus; arboviruses; thogotoviruses; tick-borne viruses; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.