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Man in Kumamoto Prefecture infected with Japanese encephalitis, first confirmed in Japan in 2023
Published
2023/09/22 19:20 (JST)
Updated
2023/09/23 12:46 (JST)
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on the 22nd that a man in his 70s in Tamana County was infected with Japanese encephalitis. The man has impaired consciousness and is hospitalized at a medical institution within the jurisdiction of the Ariake Public Health Center. This is the first case in the country where an infected person has been confirmed this year.
According to the Prefectural Health Crisis Management Division, the man had a fever and symptoms of dysarthria, including slurred speech, and visited a medical institution on the 4th. His respiratory condition also worsened, and a positive test was confirmed on the 21st...
Man in Kumamoto Prefecture infected with Japanese encephalitis, first confirmed in Japan in 2023
Published
2023/09/22 19:20 (JST)
Updated
2023/09/23 12:46 (JST)
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on the 22nd that a man in his 70s in Tamana County was infected with Japanese encephalitis. The man has impaired consciousness and is hospitalized at a medical institution within the jurisdiction of the Ariake Public Health Center. This is the first case in the country where an infected person has been confirmed this year.
According to the Prefectural Health Crisis Management Division, the man had a fever and symptoms of dysarthria, including slurred speech, and visited a medical institution on the 4th. His respiratory condition also worsened, and a positive test was confirmed on the 21st...