title: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan and public health communication.
abstract: A fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was reported in Japan in 2013. The ensuing process of public communication offers lessons on how to balance public health needs with patient privacy and highlights the importance of multilateral collaborations between scientific and political communities.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umeki
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058015:Health Communication; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010217:Phlebotomus Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D016856:Phlebovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011634:Public Health; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance