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06TOKYO7106
2006-12-22 03:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21

Tags:  TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA 
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UNCLAS TOKYO 007106 

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HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA STEIGER, BHAT AND ELVANDER
DEPT PASS TO AID/GH/HIDN DENNIS CARROLL

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
SUBJECT: AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21

REF: A. 05 STATE 153802

B. TOKYO 6907 AND PREVIOUS

UNCLAS TOKYO 007106

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR AIAG AMBASSADOR LANGE
DEPT FOR OES/IHA SINGER AND FENDRICK
DEPT FOR EAP/J
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA STEIGER, BHAT AND ELVANDER
DEPT PASS TO AID/GH/HIDN DENNIS CARROLL

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
SUBJECT: AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT December 21

REF: A. 05 STATE 153802

B. TOKYO 6907 AND PREVIOUS


1. There were no significant avian influenza (AI) developments in
Japan during the period December 07 to 21. No human or animal
outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the above
period.

--Japan to Strengthen Monitoring of Migratory Birds-


1. On December 14, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that
neither H5 nor H7 viruses have been found in samples taken from
migratory birds in its investigation conducted from September
through November this year. However, MOE will strengthen monitoring
of migratory birds in response to the recent cases of H5N1 in Korea
in November. MOE planned to investigate migratory birds from China
and the Korean Peninsula at 20 stations in Japan until March next
year. Seven stations have been added to the original plan.

--Japan's 2007 Budget for Infectious Diseases to Increase--


2. On December 20, the Ministry of Finance drafted Japan's budget
for JFY2007. The draft budget for countermeasures against
infectious diseases, including avian influenza, has been increased
to Yen 18.4 billion (USD153 million) from Yen 18.1 billion (USD 151
million) in the previous year. The draft will be submitted to the
Diet in January after consulting with ministries, and finalized by
March 2007.

--Kurayoshi City Conducted a Drill--


3. On December 8, the Kosei Hospital of Kurayoshi City, Tottori
Prefecture, conducted a drill based on a hypothetical human case of
avian influenza. The Kosei Hospital will be designated next May as
the sole hospital in the prefecture able to treat patients infected
with the most dangerous category I viruses, such as Ebola and
smallpox. The drill was based on a hypothetical scenario in which a
hospital patient, who had recently returned from Thailand, was
discovered to have symptoms of avian influenza. In the drill, the
patient was transferred in a closed capsule to the Kosei Hospital,
where doctors wearing protective suits conducted examinations of the
patient.

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