A retrospective analysis of clinical data from 290 SFTS patients from the First and Second Affiliated Hospitals of Anhui Medical University confirmed previously reported abnormalities including lymphocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, elevated levels of AST, ALT, LDH, and cytokines (IL‐6, IL‐1β, TNF‐α) (Table S1, Supporting Information). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and Thrombocytopenia.