%0 Journal Article %T Epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases in Japan: considerations for pre-travel advice for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games %A Kazunori Oishi %A Keiko Tanaka-Taya %A Matthew M. Griffith %A Munehisa Fukusumi %A Reiko Shimbashi %A Saeko Morino %A Shingo Nishiki %A Tamano Matsui %A Tomimasa Sunagawa %A Yusuke Kobayashi %A Yusuke Matsui %J Archive of "Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR". %D 2018 %R 10.5365/wpsar.2017.8.4.002 %X In 2019 and 2020, Japan will host two international sporting events estimated to draw a combined 22 million visitors. Mass gatherings like these ones increase the risk of spread of infectious disease outbreaks and international transmission. Pre-travel advice reduces that risk %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6053105/