Disease control agency confirms second tick-virus victim
Social affairsMay 23, 2013
The state-run disease control agency on Thursday confirmed another fatality caused by a killer tick virus amid fears that the disease may quickly spread nationwide.The Korea Center for Disease Control & Prevention said a man who died on the southern island of Jeju Friday has been confirmed as a victim of the killer virus transmitted by one species of tick, the Haemaphysalis longicornis.The deceased, surnamed Kang, is the second tick-caused victim reported in South Korea in the past year. Last Au