Japanese authorities confirmed this Saturday that a woman in her 70s deceased In Japan after contracting the Oz virusthis is him first death from this infection in the world possibly transmitted by ticks.
The woman went to a health facility in the summer of 2022 after developing symptoms such as fever and malaise, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia, but was hospitalized when her condition worsened and a swollen tick was found on her upper thigh. As reported by Kiodo News agency. She died of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, 26 days after being hospitalized.
There is currently no vaccine against this virus, which is only available in Japan, but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo explained that “being infected by the virus is not necessarily fatal, but more studies are needed on its symptoms and signs.” dangers”.
The virus was discovered in 2018 and It is believed to be transmitted by tick bites.A very common species in Japan.