Tsukahara Hirokazu, Higashionna Tsukasa, Tsuge Mitsuru, Miyamura Junko, Kusano Nobuchika
Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Glob Health Med. 2021 Apr 30;3(2):102-106. doi: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01104.
In Japan, clinical and experimental studies addressing COVID-19 have been increasing in number since early February 2020, with many case reports being published. Concurrently, many notifications and guidelines have been issued from the government and academic societies. Taking optimal measures at the prefectural level as well as the national level is necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Surveying and analyzing details of the incidences of infected persons in each prefecture is extremely important. This report describes the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 observed in Okayama Prefecture, followed by discussion of the direction of public health actions to be taken in the future. We reiterate the crucial importance of reinforcing and maintaining current public health measures, including rapid and detailed compilation of information related to infected persons and their surroundings, appropriate blocking of viral transmission, and early containment of infected persons, to minimize the spread of infection especially during the overlapping epidemic period of influenza in Okayama Prefecture.
在日本，自2020年2月上旬以来，针对新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）的临床和实验研究数量不断增加，已有许多病例报告发表。与此同时，政府和学术团体发布了许多通知和指南。为防止COVID-19传播，在县级和国家层面采取最佳措施很有必要。调查和分析各县感染者发病情况的详细信息极为重要。本报告描述了在冈山县观察到的COVID-19流行病学特征，随后讨论了未来应采取的公共卫生行动方向。我们重申，加强和维持当前的公共卫生措施至关重要，包括迅速、详细地收集与感染者及其周围环境相关的信息，适当地阻断病毒传播，以及尽早隔离感染者，以尽量减少感染传播，特别是在冈山县流感流行重叠期间。
