Tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2010–2014: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

Ota, Masaki; Uchimura, Kazuhiro; Kato, Seiya

doi:10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.4.009

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“…The findings of this study are similar to those of our previous study as the TB notification rates among the foreign students from countries such as Myanmar, the Philippines, Nepal and Mongolia were over 200 per 100 000 PYs [16], probably because the foreign students studying in Japan come from similar subpopulations of their countries of origin. The authors believe it is useful to continuously monitor the TB notification rates among the foreign students in Japan.…”

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“…Kuan reported the TB notification rates of labour-and marriage-related immigrants to Taiwan from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam and the rates were much lower, being about 10 (marriage-related immigrants from China) to 150 (labour-related immigrants from Indonesia) per 100 000 population [34]. This is probably because Taiwan requires visa applicants for internship and foreign [16].…”

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“…The authors previously reported TB in foreign students in Japan from 2010 through 2014 and found the notification rates for those from Myanmar, the Philippines, Nepal, and Mongolia were quite high over 200 per 100 000 person-years (PYs) [16].…”

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“…The authors previously reported TB in foreign students in Japan from 2010 through 2014 and found the notification rates for those from Myanmar, the Philippines, Nepal and Mongolia were quite high over 200 per 100 000 person-years (PYs) [ 16 ]. The risks of TB among immigrants can roughly be estimated using the national TB notification rates of the countries of origin of the immigrants.…”

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Epidemiology of tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2015–2019: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

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Tuberculosis (TB) in immigrants is becoming a challenge in eliminating TB in Japan.We investigated the epidemiology of TB in foreign students in Japan in 2015-2019. A total of 2007 foreign students with TB whose median age was 22.5 years ( 1243[61.9%] were males) were registered. The notification rates peaked in 2016 at 164.0 per 100 000 population and decreased toward 2019. Of the 2007, 535 were from Viet Nam, 444 from China and 395 from Nepal. The notification rates were 596.6 per 100 000 person-years (PYs) for Myanmar, 595.4 for the Philippines, and 438.6 for Cambodia. The rates were much higher than those of the general populations in their countries of origin for Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Mongolia, Viet Nam, and China. In comparison with the years 2010-2014, the notification rates for foreign students decreased for the students from Nepal, Viet Nam and China. The TB notification rate of the foreign students in Japan can be a good surrogate indicator for the risk of TB among the immigrant subpopulation in Japan and should continuously be monitored. Those who are at higher risk of TB may be annually screened for TB to prevent TB outbreaks.

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“…( 3 ) The proportion has been increasing and potentially poses a new challenge to TB control in Japan. ( 4 )…”

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Profile of tuberculosis among the foreign-born population in Japan, 2007–2014

Kawatsu¹,

Uchimura²,

Izumi³

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The proportion of foreign-born people among the newly notified tuberculosis (TB) patients has been increasing in recent years and potentially poses a new challenge to TB control in Japan. In this report, we analysed the data from the Japan TB surveillance system between 2007 and 2014 to gain an overview of the trends and characteristics of foreign-born TB patients in Japan.We found that the proportion of foreign-born TB patients was especially high among the younger age groups – 44.1% among the 20–29 years age group in 2014. The largest groups of foreign-born patients were from China and the Philippines; however, the number of those from Nepal and Viet Nam was on the rise. Students comprised the second largest professional category group for TB after regular workers, and its proportion increased over the study period. Compared to Japan-born TB patients, foreign-born patients were more likely to be diagnosed through routine medical check-ups. Treatment successes and patients still on treatment were significantly lower among foreign-born patients than their Japan-born counterparts; and transferred-out and unknown outcomes were higher. Our results indicated that distinctive subgroups within the foreign-born population in Japan, especially students and regular workers, might have a higher risk of developing TB. Measures to ensure early diagnosis and treatment adherence should be adapted to such populations.

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Koinig¹

2023

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Tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2010–2014: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

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Epidemiology of tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2015–2019: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

Epidemiology of tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2015–2019: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

Profile of tuberculosis among the foreign-born population in Japan, 2007–2014

To Inform or to Persuade—that is the Question: An Inquiry into the Reception and Empowerment Potential of COVID-19 Health Risk Messages

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