Sunday, 18 June 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. - South Korea (KW)

Fever -- South Korea
The Gangwon provincial government said on Saturday [17 Jun 2017] that a woman in Inje County died from a tick-borne virus last week. The woman, 61, who tested positive for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), died while receiving hospital treatment on Wednesday [14 Jun 2017].
This is the 1st death from SFTS in Gangwon province this year [2017]. The woman was among 2 people who tested positive for the virus in Gangwon, along with a person in Hwacheon County.
The woman

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