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Fatal case of Japanese encephalitis reported in Japan Travel Medicine
Posted Oct 25, 2022 2:08 PM
Author: Jacques MORVAN
In Japan , Kumamoto Prefecture announced on October 20, 2022 the death of a 70-year-old woman from Japanese encephalitis who lived under Kikuchi public health jurisdiction . This is the first death in the prefecture since 2006. The patient was rushed to hospital on September 8 for fatigue, fever and difficulty moving. She died on September 14, 2022, and subsequent tests confirmed the diagnosis.
Kumamoto prefecture and city also announced that a 60-year-old man in the jurisdiction of the same public health department and a 30-year-old man from Kumamoto city were also infected.
It is the first time in 8 years that the disease has been reported in the prefecture, bringing the total number of cases nationwide in 2022 to 5...
Fatal case of Japanese encephalitis reported in Japan Travel Medicine
Posted Oct 25, 2022 2:08 PM
Author: Jacques MORVAN
In Japan , Kumamoto Prefecture announced on October 20, 2022 the death of a 70-year-old woman from Japanese encephalitis who lived under Kikuchi public health jurisdiction . This is the first death in the prefecture since 2006. The patient was rushed to hospital on September 8 for fatigue, fever and difficulty moving. She died on September 14, 2022, and subsequent tests confirmed the diagnosis.
Kumamoto prefecture and city also announced that a 60-year-old man in the jurisdiction of the same public health department and a 30-year-old man from Kumamoto city were also infected.
It is the first time in 8 years that the disease has been reported in the prefecture, bringing the total number of cases nationwide in 2022 to 5...