Health risks and precautions for visitors to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

In 2020, Japan will host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 (Tokyo 2020) which will involve a large population influx from various countries to Tokyo, the most populated city in Japan. We summarize the potential health risks for visitors to Tokyo 2020, related to communicable disease risks and other health threats, based on recent national and local surveillance reports.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - January 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sachiko Nakamura, Koji Wada, Naoki Yanagisawa, Derek R. Smith Source Type: research