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Incheon Urges Caution Over Tick-Borne Infections Ahead of Chuseok
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- Incheon city has urged residents to take care against tick-borne infectious diseases, including scrub typhus and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
- Scrub typhus is spread by larvae of chigger mites, while SFTS is transmitted by hard ticks, and SFTS has a cumulative fatality rate of 18% since it was designated a notifiable infectious disease in 2013.
- As there is no vaccine, people should wear long sleeves and long pants, use insect repellent, shower and wash clothes after returning home, and anyone with suspicious symptoms should see a doctor immediately.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 인천시, 추석 명절 앞두고 진드기 매개 감염병 주의 당부
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