Kutsuna Satoshi, Yamamoto Kei, Takeshita Nozomi, Hayakawa Kayoko, Kato Yasuyuki, Kanagawa Shuzo, Sugiki Yuko, Ohmagari Norio
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Infection Control Team, National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 23;71(1):62-64. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2016.508. Epub 2017 Oct 31.
In Japan, infectious diseases are classified into 4 types based on how contagious and severe the pathogens are, and Ebola virus disease (EVD) is categorized as a category 1 infectious disease. The National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, is designated as a specified hospital for category 1 infectious disease patients and has experienced 4 probable cases of EVD from West Africa. Even after the outbreak in West Africa is ended, we should continue to pay attention for new EVD outbreaks. Increasing the number of infectious disease specialists with the proper knowledge of viral hemorrhagic fever, including EVD, is a common problem for infectious disease physicians working in Japan, the academic society, and the government.
在日本，传染病根据病原体的传染性和严重程度分为4类，埃博拉病毒病（EVD）被归类为1类传染病。位于日本东京的国立全球健康与医学中心被指定为1类传染病患者的指定医院，并且已经接诊过4例来自西非的疑似埃博拉病毒病病例。即使西非的疫情已经结束，我们仍应继续关注埃博拉病毒病新的爆发情况。对于在日本工作的传染病医生、学术团体和政府而言，增加具备包括埃博拉病毒病在内的病毒性出血热相关知识的传染病专家数量是一个普遍问题。
