Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008
Synopsis
Regulatory Systems for Prevention and Control of Rabies, Japan
Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe
, Katsuhiko Omoe, and Nobuhiko Okabe
, Katsuhiko Omoe, and Nobuhiko OkabeTable 1
Annual transition of rabies outbreaks in Japan*
| Year | No. cases in dogs (cats) | No. cases in humans | No. cases in livestock | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 94 (2) | 1 | 19 | |
| 1946 | 24 (1) | 1 | 5 | |
| 1947 | 37 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1948 | 141 (1) | 45 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 614 (10) | 76 | 2 | |
| 1950 | 867 (29) | 54 | 12 | Enforcement of Rabies Prevention Law |
| 1951 | 319 (3) | 12 | 18 | Enforcement of Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law |
| 1952 | 232 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1953 | 176 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1954 | 98 | 1 | No data | |
| 1955 | 23 | 0 | No data | |
| 1956 | 6 | 0 | No data | |
| 1957 | 0 (1) | 0 | No data | |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Imported case (returning traveler from Nepal) |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Imported cases (returning travelers from the Philippines) |
*Data from the aggregate calculation by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (6).
