2023-06-24 06:32:28
Japanese authorities announced that a woman in her seventies died in Ibaraki Prefecture following being infected with the “Oz” virus, making it the first death in the world due to the infection transmitted by ticks.
The health authorities stated that the virus was discovered in the country in 2018, and although there may be infections between humans and animals, there has been no confirmation of the virus appearing on anyone yet.
And the woman went to a medical institution in the summer of 2022 following she showed symptoms including fever and fatigue, according to the county government and the Ministry of Health, and she was diagnosed with pneumonia, but following her condition worsened she was hospitalized, and an engorged tick insect was found in the upper part from her right thigh.
The woman died of myocarditis 26 days following being admitted to the hospital.
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