S. Korean woman suspected of catching mosquito-borne illness on trip to Malaysia
Social affairsJun 15, 2018
CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province -- Health authorities are launching epidemiological investigations into a woman with a suspected case of a mosquito-borne illness that can permanently deform sufferers' joints, they said Friday.The woman from Chuncheon, northeast of Seoul, in her 30s, showed suspected symptoms of the disease, Chikungunya fever, early this month after making a three-day visit to Malaysia, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. It added that she is currently recoveri