Hamada Atsuo, Koga Toshihiro, Fukushima Shinji
Japan Overseas Health Administration Center, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization.
Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2009 Jul;83(4):375-9. doi: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi.83.375.
Traveler's vaccinations are recommended for preventing infectious disease among overseas travelers. Focusing on Japanese expatriate adults residing in developing countries, we report our results for 2002 and 2005 vaccination status. Positive responses to the statement "Had traveler's vaccination before leaving Japan" increased from 49.9% in 2002 to 55.8% in 2005. Regionally the vaccination rate was high among those traveling in South Asia and Tropical Africa, and vaccination rates high in all regions for hepatitis A and B and tetanus. Vaccinations rates for rabies, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and polio, were high in regions where these are known to be specifically prevalent. A certain number of travelers in some regions had also been vaccinated against typhoid and meningococcal meningitis although these vaccinations are not authorized in Japan. Despite these positive developments, however, much work remains to be done to raise the awareness among Japanese expatriates in developing countries of the need for vaccinations.
建议海外旅行者接种疫苗以预防传染病。针对居住在发展中国家的日本成年侨民，我们报告了2002年和2005年的疫苗接种情况。对“离开日本前接种过旅行者疫苗”这一说法的肯定回答从2002年的49.9%上升到2005年的55.8%。按地区划分，前往南亚和热带非洲旅行的人群中疫苗接种率较高，甲型和乙型肝炎以及破伤风在所有地区的疫苗接种率都很高。在已知狂犬病、黄热病、日本脑炎和脊髓灰质炎特别流行的地区，这些疫苗的接种率很高。尽管这些疫苗在日本未获批准，但在一些地区仍有一定数量的旅行者接种了伤寒和脑膜炎球菌性脑膜炎疫苗。然而，尽管有这些积极进展，仍有许多工作要做，以提高发展中国家日本侨民对疫苗接种必要性的认识。
