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Preventive measure against the Influenza A/H1N1 epidemic (REVISED May 22,'09)

Following the guide lines announced by the Government on May 22nd, KEK revised the preventive measure to be applied to all visitors to KEK. Please note that we may have to re-revise this as the situation changes. Please keep an eye on KEK announcements.

Anyone who will be visiting KEK or attending any gatherings such as conference, workshop, meeting in KEK, etc, and had been to the area(s) already infected by the Influenza A/H1N1 (see the list below), please observe the following rules up to 7 days after your departure from the infected area, even if you do not have any of the flu symptoms.

(1) Measure your body temperature at least twice a day (morning and afternoon) and record the values on a special downloadable blank form (see below).
(2) Always wear a surgical mask.
Please prepare your own thermometers and masks.

If you have any of the flu symptoms such as quick rise of your body temperature to above 38 deg.C (100 deg.F), coughing, joint pain, consult with a Public Health Center as soon as possible. Do NOT go to a hospital or clinic unless instructed by the Public Health Center to do so.

If you have a difficulty to communicate the Public Health Center in Japanese, try find a help from someone. (If you call a local Public Health Center in English, they will find an interpreter to take care of this problem and then they will call you back. Make sure you have your contact phone number with you when you call them.

Please download a special blank form and record your body temperature on the form.
The form is available from;
       EXCEL FILE in Japanese :
       /en/info/2009/flu/MedicalCheckSheet2.xls
       PDF FILE in Japanese:
       /en/info/2009/flu/MedicalCheckSheet2.pdf
       EXCEL FILE in English:
       /en/info/2009/flu/MedicalCheckSheet2-e.xls
       PDF FILE in English:
       /en/info/2009/flu/MedicalCheckSheet2-e.pdf

If you have a problem downloading the form, please contact Users Office for help.

(Tsukuba Campus) users.office@post.kek.jp
(J-PARC Campus) j-uo@ml.j-parc.jp

Please submit a hard copy or electronic copy of the record to a Users Office either in KEK or in J-PARC after the 7-day observation period is over.
If you would fail to do so, we may not permit your entrance to KEK or/and J-PARC site.

Please note that above requirements will NOT apply if you started from a country not listed as an infected country, and traveled to Japan via a listed country but stayed in the country for no more than 6 hours. If you left a listed country more than 8 days prior to your arrival to Japan, you are also exempt from above requirements.

For any questions, please contact KEK Users Office at ext. 6135

Thank you for your cooperation.               Director General Atsuto Suzuki

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List of countries and regions known to be infectedby the influenza A/H1N1 as of May 22, 2009:

Overseas:
Mexico, the United States, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, China (Taiwan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and mainland China), France, Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Italy, Ireland, Colombia, El Salvador, Portugal, Guatemala, Sweden, Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Australia, Norway, Thailand, Finland, Cuba, Belgium, Peru, Malaysia, Ecuador, India, Turkey, Chile, Greece

Inside of Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe City, AshiyaCity, Akashi City, Nishionomiya City, Amagasaki City, Itami City, Kawanishi City, Takarazuka City, Mita City, Harima Town, Inami Town, Kakogawa City, Takasago City, Himeji City, Toyooka City, Yabu City, Asago City, Kami Town, Shinonsencho Town

Inside of Osaka Prefecture:
Osaka City, Toyonaka City, Ikeda City, Suita City, Takatsuki City, Ibaraki City, Yao City, Minoh City, Shimamoto Town, Nose Town

Inside of Shiga Prefecture:
Otsu City, Kusatsu City

(Please be aware that there would be more countries infected as time progresses.)


Public Health Centers: ('Ho-Ken-Jyo' in Japanese)

Tsukuba office: 029-851-9287
(If you call them in English, they will call you back after they find someone who understands English. Please be ready to provide your contact phone number. They currently receive calls during weekends and holidays as well.)