Tick&Borne Infection Cases Hit Record High in Japan

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Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–The number of people diagnosed with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, a tick-borne viral disease, in Japan this year totaled 135 as of Aug. 10, marking a record high, according to data from the Japan Institute for Health Security. The previous record high was 134 cases in 2023. As the number is expected to rise further this year, the healt…

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–The number of people diagnosed with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, a tick-borne viral disease, in Japan this year totaled 135 as of Aug. 10, marking a record high, according to data from the Japan Institute for Health Security. The previous record high was 134 cases in 2023. As the number is expected to rise further this year, the healt…