Vol.67 No.6 November 2019
Current status and measures for overseas travel-related infectious diseases
Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract
In recent years, both the number of Japanese travelers to foreign countries and the number of foreign travelers visiting Japan have increased remarkably, and the risks of travelers suffering from a variety of infectious diseases are also increasing. In many western countries, travel clinics commonly perform medical consultations, vaccinations, and issue prescriptions.
However, travel clinics are not yet popular in Japan. In 2011, Japanese society of travel and health (JSTH) began a support project for travel clinics, with the goal of increasing their number throughout the country. The number of travel clinics registered with the JSTH has increased from 45 in 2011 to 107 in 2017. Our data indicate that the number of travel clinics in Japan has gradually increased nationwide after the beginning of the support project for travel clinics by JSTH.
Key word
travel clinic, vaccine
Received
October 12, 2018
Accepted
July 10, 2019
Jpn. J. Chemother. 67 (6): 628-632, 2019