Abstract
Not only healthcare professionals but also local governments must have knowledge of infectious disease in order to maintain the health of disaster victims. We conducted a survey to determine local government awareness and response to infection prevention. In total 611 surveys (64.8%) were returned. We found a link between two items: “Being able to respond adequately at the time of disaster” and “Knowledge of infectious disease.” Therefore, local governments consider it is difficult to respond adequately without knowledge of infectious diseases. It is clear that knowledge of infectious diseases is necessary for the person in charge of disaster prevention.
