National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan)
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| Founded | 1947 |
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| Website | https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/ |
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japanese: 国立感染症研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsukansenshōkenkyūjo) is an institution of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Its predecessor is the National Institute of Health (Japanese: 国立予防衛生研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsu yobōeiseikenkyūsho), which was established in 1947.
History
The Murayama Government Building and RIKEN Tsukuba Research Institute are biosafety level (BSL) 4 research facilities, but both facilities are operated up to BSL-3 due to opposition from local residents, and research that requires BSL-4 can be performed.[1][2]\
On August 7, 2015, it was designated as the first BSL-4 facility in Japan for detailed examination and development of therapeutic agents for patients suspected of being infected with Ebola due to the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic.[2][3]
On May 31, 2023, a law was passed in the Diet to establish the national research institute for health risk management by integrating the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM).[4]
References
- ^ 藤野基文 (2014-11-17). "エボラ出血熱:国立感染研村山庁舎の施設稼働で協議". 毎日新聞. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ a b "【エボラ出血熱】実験施設稼働に向け協議へ 塩崎厚労相が武蔵村山市長と合意". 産経ニュース. 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ 日本経済新聞社 (2015-08-07). "「ＢＳＬ４」施設、国内初の指定 国立感染症研・村山庁舎". Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230531/p2a/00m/0li/004000c
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