「東京2020オリ・パラリンピックに向けてのデング熱媒介蚊駆除訓練」
はじめに—訓練の背景—
2020 年 71 巻 2 号 p. 65-66
詳細
2020 年 71 巻 2 号 p. 65-66
Japan experienced an autochthonous dengue fever epidemic in 2014. It was the first episode of local transmission of dengue fever in about 70 years. The number of inbound tourists to Japan is increasing year by year; in 2018, the number exceeded 30 million, which was more than twice the number in 2014. Accordingly, the risk of arboviral pathogens, such as dengue, chikungunya, and zika, invading Japan is increasing. As Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, we need to prepare for the increased potential for local transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. To this end, we demonstrated a drill for controlling the mosquito vector of dengue fever at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in September 2019. In this article series, the emergency drill is outlined.
