(Xinhua file photo: People wait to watch the sun rise by the sea in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 1, 2023.)
TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) — On Friday (June 23), a group of Japanese health authorities The case of a Japanese woman who died of myocarditis last year after contracting the Oz virus made her the world’s first death from the virus.
Report from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan. According to the women in their 70s who live in Ibaraki prefecture northeast of Tokyo. No history of traveling abroad but have congenital disease such as high blood pressure
An elderly woman went to the doctor last summer with fever, weakness and joint pain. The medical institution diagnosed her with pneumonia. Later, the old woman’s condition got worse and she was admitted to the hospital. This led to the detection of a blood-sucking tick on her right thigh.
The elderly woman died of myocarditis. after 26 days of hospitalization
The institute stated that the Oz virus It was first detected in 2018 from ticks in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. not life threatening But more studies on the symptoms and dangers are needed. by believing that the virus spread through bites of ticks of various species available throughout Japan
The ministry said so far no cases of the virus have been detected outside of Japan, and advised people to protect their skin if they are in areas where ticks may be exposed. Also, do not try to remove the tick yourself if bitten and seek medical attention quickly.
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