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Law on setup of 'disease control center' passed in Japan in case of new pandemic

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TOKYO -- The establishment of a new organization in Japan integrating the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) was officially decided on May 31 in preparation for a new infectious disease crisis.

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The new organization is said to be a "Japanese version of the CDC" in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which plays a central role in infectious disease control in the United States. The merger of the NIID and NCGM will result in a special corporation that will conduct everything from epidemiological surveys to clinical research and provide scientific knowledge to the government in the event of a global pandemic of an infectious disease or other situation.

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