Date | Type of Surveillance | Location | Event | Response |
11 Oct. | (N)SASSy | Tomigusuku City | Class closure in a high school | We published some caution related to influenza on comment in (N)SASSy. |
12 Oct. | ONSID | Naha City | Number of influenza patients per sentinel in Naha was 11.17 | Naha City Public Health Center published an Influenza Warning. |
14 Oct. | Notification of Measles in Okinawa | Okinawa City | Medical institution reported a suspected case | The Chubu Public Health Center collected the detail situation and PCR test was examined at the public laboratory. On 17, it was negative in PCR. |
17 Oct. | OSS | Naha City | Medical institution reported a patient with rash and fever | Naha City Public Health Center collected situation details; influenza virus, Adenovirus, RS virus and hemolytic Streptococcus were negative by rapid test. |
19 Oct. | Notification of Measles in Okinawa | Uruma City | Medical institution reported a suspected case | The Chubu Public Health Center collected the detail situation and PCR test was examined at the Public Laboratory. On 20, it was negative in PCR. |
20 Oct. | (N)SASSy | Okinawa City | Suspended because rubella was registered | The Public Health Center collected situation details. The medical institution ordered tests for the commercial laboratory; the school encouraged their students without vaccination to immunization. On 24, it was IgM negative. |
21 Oct. | Notification of Measles in Okinawa | Naha City | Medical institution reported a suspected case | The Naha City Public Health Center collected the detail situation and PCR test was examined at the public laboratory. On 22, it was negative in PCR. |
26 Oct. | ONSID | Whole of Okinawa Prefecture | Number of influenza patients per sentinel throughout Okinawa prefecture was 10.25 | Influenza Warning was issued for all of Okinawa prefecture |
26 - 27 Oct. | (N)SASSy | Kitadaito Village | In all, 14 kids were registered as having pertussis. | The Nanbu Public Health Center collected information in cooperation with clinics. The clinic also prevented transmission in cooperation with the large hospital. |
31 Oct. | OSS | Naha City | Medical institution reported a patient with rash and fever | Naha City Public Health Center collected situation details and did not order PCR test for measles based on observations for the patient. |
2 Nov. | (N)SASSy | Uruma City | Measles case was registered | The child did not visit a doctor. Therefore, the Chubu Public Health Center recommended that parents visit a doctor. The doctor denied a measles infection. |