title: [Management of tuberculosis (TB) cases from view points of public health].
abstract: Tuberculosis control law was enacted in 1951 and has been the basis for the management of TB cases over the long post-war period. This law has legalized the use of public founds for the treatment of TB patients for the first time and has provided the authentic basis for mandatory hospitalization, routine health examination, vaccination, notification and registration of TB cases. However, this law was abrogated in 2001 and was joined to the comprehensive infectious diseases control law, in order to facilitate a prophylactic measure against TB infection and to protect human rights of TB patients. Concurrently the medical care system and the formalities connected to hospitalization treatment of TB patients were reviewed. The purpose of the present overview is to explain how TB cases are managed under the newly-enacted law.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Supervision, JR Sendai Hospital.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Masakichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motomiya
mesh_terms: D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy