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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Global Health Security

Background:

  • The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games presented a risk of increased imported infectious diseases unfamiliar to local health professionals.
  • Effective public health preparedness requires a systematic approach to identifying and prioritizing potential disease threats.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement a quantitative methodology for prioritizing imported infectious diseases relevant to medical and public health workers.
  • To support transparent nationwide public health planning for mass gatherings and routine surveillance.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a pragmatic quantitative methodology using national surveillance data.
  • Selected acute-onset infectious diseases based on two key indicators: absolute caseload and relative contribution from importations.
  • Prioritized diseases exceeding predefined thresholds for both indicators.

Main Results:

  • The methodology successfully identified 15 prioritized infectious diseases.
  • The prioritization was based on simple, transparent calculations.
  • Facilitated nationwide public health planning for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Conclusions:

  • The developed prioritization method is a useful tool for public health preparedness, especially for mass gatherings.
  • Increasing global mobility necessitates robust systems for managing imported infectious disease risks.
  • This approach enhances the capacity of health systems to respond to novel and imported pathogens.