Rubella infections in Japan hit worst in 5 years

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Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180919_20/

Rubella infections in Japan hit worst in 5 years
Japan
17 hours ago

Japan's health officials say rubella, or German measles, is spreading, with the number of patients since the start of this year the largest in 5 years.

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases said on Wednesday that the total number of cases this year has hit 496, more than 5 times the figure from last year.

More than 70 percent of the cases are in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.

In the week ending September 9th, 127 new cases were reported by medical institutions across Japan.

That marked the first time this season that the number of new cases in a week topped 100...

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Source: http://en.businesstimes.cn/articles/...he-country.htm

Hong Kong Health Authorities Warn Travelers Visiting Japan As Rubella Cases Surge In The Country
By KM D.
Oct 25, 2018 05:48 PM

...Over the past six weeks, there were 914 cases reported which makes up the majority of the 1,289 cases recorded this year as of last Wednesday. In 2017, 2016, and 2015, only 93, 126, and 163 cases were recorded respectively. Chiba prefecture has the highest cumulative incidence this year, followed by Tokyo, and the Kanagawa prefecture...

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Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhkn...bellaoutbreak/



Fighting Japan's Rubella Outbreak
By Yuko Aizawa
Wednesday October 31, 2018

Japanese were shocked last week when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its advisory on Japan's rubella outbreak to an "alert," the second highest level. It advised travelers to ensure they were vaccinated for the virus before entering the country. It warned that pregnant women not protected by vaccination or previous infection should not travel to Japan.

The State of the Outbreak

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases says 197 cases were reported in the week up to October 24th, pushing up the total for the year to 1,486...

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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...break-rubella/


Travel alert as Japan struggles to contain outbreak of rubella
Julian Ryall, in Tokyo
12 December 2018 ? 1:31pm

More than 2,000 people in Japan have been diagnosed with rubella, or German measles, the worst outbreak in five years, prompting warnings to visitors ? particularly pregnant women ? to make sure their vaccinations are up to date.

The 2,454 cases that have been confirmed as of early December is 21 times the total number reported last year, with the outbreak centered on Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There is also growing concern that similar outbreaks in the next two years ? Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Olympic Games will be staged in Tokyo the following year ? could expose tens of thousands of foreign visitors to the disease...