Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan and public health communication

A fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was reported in Japan in 2013. The ensuing process of public communication offers lessons on how to balance public health needs with patient privacy and highlights the importance of multilateral collaborations between scientific and politic...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2015-03, Vol.21 (3), p.487-489
Main Authors: Saito, Tomoya, Fukushima, Kazuko, Umeki, Kazunori, Nakajima, Kensuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
communicable diseases
communication
Dispatch
Health aspects
Health Communication
Humans
Japan
Japan - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Phlebotomus Fever - epidemiology
Phlebotomus Fever - virology
Phlebovirus
Phlebovirus - classification
Phlebovirus - genetics
Phlebovirus - isolation & purification
Public Health
Sentinel Surveillance
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan and Public Health Communication
Thrombocytopenia
viruses
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Summary:A fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was reported in Japan in 2013. The ensuing process of public communication offers lessons on how to balance public health needs with patient privacy and highlights the importance of multilateral collaborations between scientific and political communities.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2103.140831