Emerging and Re-emerging Virus Infections in Japan: Dengue Fever, Zika Virus Disease, and SFTS

A sporadic but autochthonous dengue fever outbreak occurred in Tokyo in 2014, although the dengue virus is not in general circulation in Japan. Another lethal infectious disease, known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), was discovered to be endemic to Japan in January 2013. More...

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Published inYAKUGAKU ZASSHI Vol. 140; no. 7; pp. 895 - 899
Main Author Saijo, Masayuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 01.07.2020
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dengue fever
emerging virus infection
re-emerging virus infections
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Zika virus infection
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Summary:A sporadic but autochthonous dengue fever outbreak occurred in Tokyo in 2014, although the dengue virus is not in general circulation in Japan. Another lethal infectious disease, known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), was discovered to be endemic to Japan in January 2013. More than 400 patients with SFTS have been reported so far. The fatality rate of SFTS is approximately 30%. Also in 2014, a large outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus infections occurred in the South and Central parts of the American continent. Transplacental infection of a fetus with Zika virus occurs when pregnant women are infected. We cannot escape the risk of being infected with these viruses. Thus, preparedness for these emerging and reemerging virus infections is required.
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ISSN:0031-6903
1347-5231
1347-5231
DOI:10.1248/yakushi.19-00255-2