IASR 32-2 Infectious Agents Surveillance Report February 2011

Present situation of the global measles elimination and the role of the global measles-rubella laboratory network
Monitoring progress towards measles elimination—WHO
Measles sero-surveillance and measles vaccine coverage in the year 2010—NESVPD
Coverage of routine measles-rubella immunization, final report of the 2009 nation-wide survey—MHLW
Challenges to the measles laboratory diagnosis during the process of the measles elimination
Measles laboratory activities in prefectural and municipal public health institutes towards the measles elimination; present situation and challenges
On laboratory diagnosis of measles—procurement of laboratory specimens for PCR diagnosis—Notification from Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division, MHLW
Genotype D4 measles virus imported from India, a clinical case report, December 2010—Sapporo City
Measles outbreak caused by genotype D9 measles virus imported from Philippines, November-December 2010—Aichi
Akita Prefecture's new activities toward further improvement of measles vaccination coverage—providing the next vaccination schedule searchable on the internet and portable phones
Local spread of influenza B/Victoria lineage, November 2010—Yokohama City
Isolation of influenza B/Yamagata lineage from an outbreak in a primary school towards the end of October 2010—Mie Prefecture
On amendment of Order for Enforcement of the Infectious Diseases Control Law and the Quarantine Law: inclusion of Chikungunya fever in the category IV and multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter infection in the category V infectious diseases—Notification from Health Service Bureau, MHLW