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PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. – East Asia (02): Japan (MZ)

Fever -- JapanA veterinarian at an animal hospital in Japan's Miyazaki prefecture was tired with fever in August 2018 and went into hospital after she treated a cat with poor health. The cat was diagnosed with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome [SFTS] by the veterinary school at Miyazaki University. The referral hospital identified SFTS virus in the vet's blood sample. The vet recovered from the disease and left the hospital.Additionally, a veterinary nurse from the same animal hospital Read more [...]