Promotional material on prevention of tick-borne infectious diseases. Provided by Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City The first Severe Febrile Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) patient occurred in Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City this year. Jeonnam Gwangju Unified City announced on the 5th that a person in his 70s living in Suncheon was diagnosed with SFTS and is being hospitalized. Mr. A is believed to have been infected after being bitten by a tick while working in a plum field. Mr. A developed a fever, nausea, vomiting, and... on the 27th of last month.