New Tick-Borne Virus Found in Japan

New Tick-Borne Virus Found in Japan
A tick at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research in Maison-Alfort, on July 20, 2016. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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Researchers in Japan have discovered an infectious tick-borne virus in Hokkaido that can infect humans, according to a study published in Nature on Sept. 20.

“At least seven people have been infected with this new virus in Japan since 2014, but, so far, no deaths have been confirmed,” said Keita Matsuno, a virologist at Hokkaido University, in a statement.