Despite Japan's push to raise awareness of rubella outbreak, free tests going largely unused
Despite the government's continued push to raise awareness of a rubella outbreak, only about 8 percent of men age 40 to 47 — who are most vulnerable to being infected — have used coupons for free antibody tests, health ministry data has shown. The number ...
People involved with Tokyo Olympics to be encouraged to get measles and rubella vaccinations
The government has put together a program to tackle infectious diseases ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including a plan to encourage those involved in the event to get measles and rubella vaccinations. Through the plan, Japan hopes to prevent the further spread ...
JBIC chief Tadashi Maeda comes down with rubella after G20 summit
The head of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has contracted rubella after attending meetings on the sidelines of last week’s Group of 20 summit in Osaka, sources said Friday. A JBIC official declined to comment on who Gov. Tadashi Maeda, 61, might have mingled ...
Japan's health ministry draws on 'City Hunter' manga nostalgia to promote rubella vaccine to men
The government is promoting free vaccinations against rubella for men age 39 to 56, using characters from a manga series thought to resonate with that generation. The number of reported rubella cases in 2018 surged to the second-highest level since 2008, when the current survey ...
Japan to offer men aged 39 to 56 free rubella vaccinations for three years to combat outbreak
The number of rubella patients has reached 2,454 this year and the spread is believed to be mainly caused by unvaccinated men in the targeted age group.
Rubella spreading across Japan, raising concern before Tokyo Games
Rubella infections are spreading across Japan, raising concern that a potentially long-term epidemic could sap travel demand ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. With the total number of rubella patients this year expected to top 2,000 for the first time in nearly five ...
Prompt action must be taken to contain the latest outbreak of the rubella virus, which poses a serious threat to pregnant women.
U.S. CDC warns pregnant women against traveling to Japan amid rubella outbreak
A U.S. national health organization is warning that pregnant women should not travel to Japan during the current outbreak of rubella unless protected against the disease through either vaccination or previous infection. The warning came from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ...
Pregnant women warned as rubella patients top 1,100 in Japan
The 1,103 cases reported this year through Oct. 7 represent an increase of 135 from the previous week and around a twelvefold jump from the previous year.
Number of Japan patients with rubella quintuples from 2017 level
The number of rubella patients this year has jumped more than fivefold to 496 from 93 in 2017, with many cases reported in and around Tokyo.
Rubella infection spikes in Japan, with many cases in Tokyo area
The number of rubella patients reported in the nation this year stands at 362, nearly four times the number seen the previous year, with many of the cases located in Tokyo and its vicinity, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. The institute is ...
Vaccination: a choice between two unknowns
Yoshimi Kawabe's daughter was 2 years old in 2008 when an unusual rash broke out on her hands and feet. Her family doctor at first thought the rash was caused by hand, foot and mouth disease — a contagious viral infection common in young ...
