Notification of infectious diseases, etc.

Depending on the type of infectious disease, it is necessary to notify the Health and Welfare Center.
Please see the homepage of Yokohama City Inst. of Health for details such as notification standards and outbreak notification styles.

If there are patients with symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting, or if there are cases where flu diagnosis or flu symptoms appear and tend to spread, contact Minami Health and Welfare Center immediately.
If the following applies, you need to contact and notify the South Health and Welfare Center.

１： When two or more fatal or serious patients occur due to the same infectious disease or food poisoning or suspected to be caused by them in one week.
２： When more than 10 patients with the same infectious disease or food poisoning or suspected persons occur or more than half of all users
3: Even if it does not fall under 1 and 2, outbreaks of infectious diseases that exceed normal outbreak trends are suspected, especially when the facility manager deems it necessary to report.

Reference: Excerpt from “Reports on Infectious Diseases in Social Welfare Facilities, etc.” Notice of Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 22, 2005
We may ask you to submit an epidemiological questionnaire. In that case, please download it from the link below and fill it out.

• Active epidemiological questionnaire (Gastroenteritis) (Excel: 17KB)
• Active epidemiological questionnaire (flu) (Excel: 18KB)

■Nursery schools, etc.
Please download the style from the Child Care Support Section of the Child and Youth Bureau Child Care Support Department and notify the Children and Families Support Section Children and Families Support Division Minami Health and Welfare Center.
Telephone: 045-341-1149, Fax: 045-341-1145
■Social welfare facilities, etc.
Please contact Health Promotion Section, Health and Welfare Division, Minami Health and Welfare Center.
Telephone: 045-341-1185, Fax: 045-341-1189
■The Long-term Care Insurance operator
Please contact the City of Yokohama, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Division and Minami Health and Welfare Center.

• Nursing Care Business Guidance Division _Phone: 045-671-3413, Fax: 045-681-7789
• Elderly Facilities Division _Phone: 045-671-3923, Fax: 045-641-6408

※Please refer to the Health and Social Welfare Bureau website for the department in charge of the facility.

■Facilities subject to reporting
Kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, etc. (secondary school, special support school technical college, vocational school and various schools)
※Junior colleges and universities are not eligible.
■Reason for Applicable
When class closure, grade closure, or facility closure due to influenza or influenza-like illness
■Reporting procedures
Please report to Health Promotion Section Health and Welfare Division, Minami Health and Welfare Center (Tel: 045-341-1185, Fax: 045-341-1189) by noon on the day of the decision to close the class in accordance with “Form 1 Influenza-like Disease Report” (Excel: 198KB).