IASR Vol.36, No.7 (No.425), July 2015 : Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Japan, as of June 2015

IASR Vol. 36, No.7 (No. 425) July 2015

Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Japan, as of June 2015

Virus genome-based laboratory testing provided for children with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) or those with congenital rubella infection, September 2013-March 2015–Tokyo
Trends in rubella and CRS cases in Osaka Prefecture, 2011-2014
Challenges posed by the 2012 and 2013 rubella epidemics- perspectives from obstetrics/gynecology
Hearing loss among children with CRS
Interim report following up on 22 CRS cases born in 2012-2014 (as of 17 June 2015)
Rubella outbreak at a workplace and its surroundings in Shizuoka Prefecture, January-May 2015
Rubella control measures at the workplace
Operating the vaccination outpatient clinic on Sundays on a temporary basis during the 2013 rubella epidemic in Tokyo
Interim report on rubella seroprevalence and rubella vaccine coverage in Japan in FY2014-National Epidemiological Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Coverage of routine immunization of rubella-containing vaccine in Japan in FY2008 to FY2013-MHLW
Guidelines for the prevention of specific infections including rubella infection
Notice from MHLW: Implementation of measles and rubella vaccinations for nursing trainees at designated training facilities
Current global trends in rubella and rubella virus genotypes, 2001-2015
Results from active surveillance of autochthonous dengue fever cases in Japan, 2014
Laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever, chikungunya fever and malaria detected at Narita Airport Quarantine Station, 2014
Pertussis outbreak in a junior high school, October-December, 2014–Niigata Prefecture
Initiation of all-case reporting of hospitalized varicella patients under NESID and the effect of routine immunization of varicella vaccine, September 2014-April 2015
Introduction of the rotavirus vaccine and trends in rotavirus gastroenteritis, October 2013-May 2015