1. First local SFTS patient identified in Jeju City
Health officials warn against lethal tick-borne illness

A case of Severe Fever of Thrombocytopenia Syndrome was found for the first time this year in Jeju.

Local health officials said that an 85-year-old man living in Jeju city was rushed to the emergency room with a fever on May 23rd after working in a field. The Jeju Institute of Health and Environment deermined that he has been infected by SFTS virus.

Last year, three out of 15 local SFTS patients died.

SFTS is especially lethal because there is no vaccine or a cure to prevent or treat the illness. The only known measure against the disease is to avoid from being bitten by ticks during outdoor activities.

Health officials are urging the public to take extra care and to visit a medical facility when they experience fever, vomiting or diarrhea within the 2 weeks after spending time outdoors.

80대 남성 SFTS 확진 판정…올해 첫 환자

제주에서 올해 처음으로
SFTS 중증열성혈소판감소증후군 환자가 발생했습니다.

제주도는
제주시에 사는 85살 남성이
밭에서 작업을 한 뒤
23일, 발열 증세로 종합병원 응급실에서 치료를 받았고
보건환경연구원 검사 결과
SFTS 확진 판정을 받았다고 밝혔습니다.

제주도는
SFTS는 예방백신이 없는 만큼
야외활동시 긴 옷을 입고
위생관리를 철저히 해 줄 것을 당부하고 있습니다.

한편 지난해 제주에서 발생한 SFTS 환자는 15명으로
이 가운데 3명이 숨졌습니다.