JAKARTA, HARIANHALUAN.COM – After China, now a new virus is found in Japan. Even virus it has infected several residents Japan. Its name, Yezo virus, corresponds to the name of the prefecture that has been identified by researchers from Yezo University.
This virus is transmitted through tick bites and causes a number of symptoms. These include fever, decreased red blood cell and white blood platelets. Keita Matsuno, a virologist at the International Institute for Zoonose Control, said at least seven people had been infected.
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“At least seven people have been infected with this new virus in Japan,” he said in a press statement, quoted by Newsweek via CNBC Indonesia, Monday (11/10/2021).
The virus was first identified from a 41-year-old man who had symptoms of fever and leg pain after being bitten by a tick while he was walking in the Hokkaido Forest.
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The man is known to have been treated since 2019. After two weeks of treatment he was finally allowed to go home. However, the same symptoms were found in the new patient a year later. He also experienced pain after being bitten by the same animal.
Researchers say they have found traces of the Yezo virus in five patients since 2014. But the disease that emerged seven years ago has an additional sign of abnormal liver function.
According to the findings, this virus comes from tick bites. To find the origin of the virus, the research team screened wild animal samples between 2010 and 2020. Viral RNA was found in three species of ticks in Hokkaido.
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