Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan and Public Health Communication

Abstract

A fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was reported in Japan in 2013. The ensuing process of public communication offers lessons on how to balance public health needs with patient privacy and highlights the importance of multilateral collaborations between scientific and political communities.

Keywords

• Phlebovirus
• public health
• communicable diseases
• viruses
• Japan
• communication