Surveillance data in overseas-Comparison with Japan-.

: Measures for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are the world's common chal- lenges. It is important to construct an effective infection control and medical care system to understand the occurrence and the mode of transmission of emerging and re-emerging infec- tious diseases. However, it is feared the invasion of pathogens from abroad than ever before. Therefore, it is necessary to know the foreign surveillance data as well as Japan. Currently, the United States, Europe and Australia, has been carried out surveillance at the national lev- el. These surveillance data to reference, to expect that lead to infectious diseases clinic, which was further enhanced in Japan.