Measles Outbreak Demonstrates Japan Lacks a Cohesive Disease Emergency Preparedness Strategy

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2022 Jul;34(5):589-591. doi: 10.1177/10105395211072491. Epub 2022 Feb 7.

Authors

Kana Yamamoto^{1

2}, Yuki Senoo², Andy Crump³, Yukiko Kishi², Miki Ueda⁴, Tamaki Morohashi⁴, Naoko Muramatsu⁵, Masataro Norizuki⁵, Naoki Yanagisawa⁵, Akiko Nakazawa⁵, Masahiro Kami^{2

5}, Eiji Kusumi^{2

5}, Tamae Hamaki⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
² Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Navitas Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Navitas Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 35128950
DOI: 10.1177/10105395211072491

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Civil Defense*
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Measles Vaccine / therapeutic use
Measles* / epidemiology
Measles* / prevention & control
Vaccination

Substances

Measles Vaccine