Tick-borne disease — Worldwide/Unknown
[1] Yamaguchi prefecture: 1st death
Date: Thu 31 Jan 2013
Source: The Japan Daily Press [edited]
The Japanese health ministry confirmed on Wednesday [30 Jan 2013] that the death of an adult in Yamaguchi Prefecture last fall [2012] was related to a new viral infection often related to mites. Known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome [SFTS], the infection was 1st discovered in China in 2009, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says it has a 12 percent fatality rate.
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