14:59 JST, February 22, 2026

Now that international travel has become brisk, dangerous infectious diseases could enter Japan anytime. Many people surely must have fully realized this from the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is especially important to establish treatment and infection prevention systems to deal with diseases that have high mortality rates such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. It is also essential to make preparations to avoid turmoil when patients of such infectious diseases are confirmed.

The Infectious Diseases Law classifies Ebola hemorrhagic fever and other high-risk infectious diseases as “Category I.” When a patient contracts a Category I disease, they must be accepted by a medical institution that has been designated in advance by the central or prefectural governments.

There are currently 58 such........

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