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For more information, please refer to "About COVID-19 infection" (Yokohama City Public Health Center).

There are various infectious diseases that are rarely seen in Japan or are not well-known, and there are various infectious diseases that are at high risk of infection overseas.
Before traveling abroad, learn the correct knowledge in advance about how to prevent infectious diseases and the outbreak situation in each region, and have a safe and enjoyable time.

• "About imported infectious diseases"(Yokohama City Public Health Center)
• "To everyone who travels abroad!" (External Site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Quarantine Station)
• "Beware here! Overseas Travel" (external site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Quarantine Station)
• “For those traveling abroad” (external site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

To prevent enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection, thoroughly wash your hands, etc., and if symptoms of suspected enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection (such as bloody stools) appear, do not take diarrhea and consult a medical institution as soon as possible. Let's consult.

• 「Beware of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection!(Yokohama City Public Health Center)

• Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Q & A (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
• Food poisoning due to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Food poisoning due to anisakis, a parasite in seafood, is increasing.
Anisakis that enter through the mouth with seafood may instill the stomach and intestinal inner wall, causing severe abdominal pain and vomiting.
In some cases, shimeba made at home was the cause, so care must be taken at home.
For prevention, cooking (60 ° C, 1 minute or more), freezing treatment (-20°C, more than 24 hours), removal of anisakis in a bright place are effective.
It is also known that when fish and shellfish die, Anisakis, which parasitizes the internal organs, moves to muscles.
When you catch fish yourself, it is also effective to remove the internal organs immediately.
For more information, please visit www.junie.com.

• Let's prevent food poisoning due to anisakis (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

• When you return home, wash your hands carefully with running water and soap for at least 20 seconds.
• Leaving Shiga Make sure to wash your wrinkles, nails, and wrists between your fingers.
• Make sure you have enough nutrition and rest to increase your body's resistance.

• If you have a cough or sneezing, wear a mask.
• If you have the flu, let's take a break from school or work.
  (Generally, it is said that the virus is excreted from the nose and throat for 3 to 7 days after onset.)
  (Under the School Health and Safety Law, the suspension period is set until 5 days after onset and 2 days (3 days for infants) after fever has resolved.)

• If you think it was done, be sure to wear a mask and consult a medical institution as soon as possible.
• If you do not answer the call, breathing quickly, persistent chest pain, or prolonged symptoms worsen, it is a sign of severe illness. Let's see you right away.

• “Comprehensive measures for influenza in this season” (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare HP)

Winter is the season when infectious diseases such as norovirus and influenza reach the epidemic season.
Let's prevent infectious diseases together by ensuring that each and every one of them "correct hand washing".

• Use soap to lather well and wash it off thoroughly.
• Wash especially carefully where dirt is likely to remain (finger tips, between fingers, wrists, etc.).
• After using the toilet, treating your vomit, wash your hands frequently, when you return home, before and after cooking.

The Yokohama City Public Health Center is making posters on enlightenment of correct hand washing and norovirus epidemic alert. Please print it freely and use it.

• Handbill"Hand-washing method" (PDF: 402KB)(Yokohama City Public Health Center)
• Poster "Let's wash" hands "with soap" (Yokohama City Public Health Center)
  • Vertical type (PDF: 320KB)
  • Horizontal type (PDF: 106KB)

• Poster"Norovirus flu epidemic! 」（PDF：475KB）(Yokohama City Public Health Center)

• "Yokohama City Infectious Disease Information Center"(Yokohama City Inst. of Health)
• "About infectious gastroenteritis (especially norovirus)" (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
• "Influenza (seasonal influenza)" (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

In the animal's mouth, claws, and manure may have pathogens that cause infectious diseases in humans.
Avoid excessive contact, and wash your hands after contacting or cleaning the toilet.
Also, do not touch wild animals unnecessarily (be careful when traveling abroad).

• "Animal-born infectious disease" (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

In areas such as Central and South America and Asia, mosquito-borne "Zika virus infection (Zika fever)" has occurred.
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause fetal microcephaly, so if you are likely to become pregnant or pregnant women should refrain from traveling to endemic areas.

• "Details about Zika virus infection (Zika fever)"
• "Mosquito Monitoring Survey"
  • Survey results for FY2016 (PDF: 73KB)

Vaccinations is expected to increase resistance (immunity) by inoculating vaccines that have been confirmed to be effective in preventing disease and preventing disease from becoming more severe.
This is one of the measures to protect the lives and health of everyone, not only to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, but also to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The vaccination law stipulates the type of vaccination, implementation method, relief system, etc.
Including Yokohama-shi, "regular inoculation" to carry out in each local government and "voluntary inoculation" to have individual inoculated are different.
For more information, please see "About Vaccinations."

It was a great season for hiking.
There have been many cases of food poisoning caused by accidentally eating toxic plants as edible plants, such as collecting wild plants.
It is difficult to identify plants only by leaves and roots, and it is very dangerous to judge amateurs.
Plants that cannot be reliably determined to be edible should not be harvested, eaten, sold, or given to others.

• Handbill"That's a poisonous plant!" （PDF：427KB）(Yokohama City Public Health Center)
• Counseling Service for Food Sanitation

June 24, 2024

"About fulminant hemolytic streptococci infection (STSS)" (known) (To medical institutions) (PDF: 938KB)

April 9, 2024

"About the dissemination of" M-Pox Medical Treatment Guide 2.0 "" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 1,380KB)

March 29, 2024

"Response at the time of infectious disease outbreak in Yokohama-shi of 2024" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 658KB)

March 27, 2024

"About so-called" health food ", unapproved and unlicensed drugs health damage prevention measures" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 1,698KB)

March 25, 2024

"About the case of infection from patients with severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus to healthcare professionals" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 3,928KB)

February 28, 2024

"About alerts associated with the increase in measles in Japan and overseas (re-known)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 613KB)

February 9, 2024

"Appropriate use of carbapenem-resistant intestinal bacteria (CRE) infectious disease treatment agent cephiderocortocylate (1g for fetroja infusion) infectious diseases" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 2,120KB)

January 9, 2024

"About dissemination of" M-Pox Medical Guidebook Version 1.0 "and Information Provision and Cooperation Request for Cooperation" (To Medical Institutions) (PDF: 1,840KB)

December 28, 2023

"Application for Infectious Disease Surveillance System Account (Request)" (To Medical Institutions) (PDF: 1,179KB)

December 7, 2023

"About the issuance of an epidemic warning for pharyngeal conjunctival fever (information provision)" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 592KB)

December 6, 2023

"About the increase in respiratory infections in children's Republic of China (known)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 635KB)

October 20, 2023

"Promotion of comprehensive influenza measures this season" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 670KB)

October 16, 2023

"About alert with influenza city epidemic warning announcement (request)" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 653KB)

September 21, 2023

"About alerting with the spread of influenza in the city (request)" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 626KB)

September 12, 2023

"About alerts about dengue fever" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 417KB)

August 31, 2023

"About the occurrence of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children in Europe and the United States (finishment of surveys at public health centers, request cooperation from research groups)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 338KB)

July 11, 2023

"Report of patients diagnosed with myocarditis due to Oz virus (Information Provision)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 1,144KB)

July 10, 2023

"Response to patients with suspected measles (request)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 815KB)

June 9, 2023

"About information provision and cooperation request about M-Pox (partial revision)" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 1,454KB)

June 9, 2023

"Standards for notification based on Article 12, Paragraph 1 and Article 14, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (Partial Revision)" (To Medical Institutions) (PDF: 794KB)

May 15, 2023

"Alert due to the increase in cases of measles infection in Japan" (PDF: 821KB)

May 2, 2023

"About Candida auris" that may cause multidrug-resistant and cause serious infectious diseases (information provision and request)" (to medical institutions) (PDF: 435KB)

April 11, 2023

"Response at the time of infectious disease outbreak in Yokohama-shi of 2023" (To medical institutions) (PDF: 248KB)

• Announcements from FY2020 to FY2022
• Announcement of prior to FY2019

• Infectious disease outbreak situation (Yokohama-shi infectious disease information center)
• About Vaccinations
• About HIV/AIDS
• About measles and wind shin
• About the new influenza
• About enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection
• About mosquito-borne infectious diseases (Zika fever and dengue fever)
• About severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website)
• About tick vector encephalitis (outside site)(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website)
• About Yokohama-shi infection prevention measures support liaison meeting
• About tuberculosis
• About Ebola hemorrhagic fever and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

• Search for medical institutions
• Medical Safety Support Center
• About news about medical safety etc.
• For those who can undergo treatments such as anma massage shiatsu
• Medical safety (medical and pharmaceuticals) index

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• Comfortable Living Environment Index

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• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (outside site)
• National Institute of Infectious Diseases (outside site)
• Yokohama City Inst. of Health
• Yokohama Quarantine Station (outside site)
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