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The 2019 Rugby World Cup
is scheduled to take place in Japan from 20 September - 2 November 2019, beginning in Tokyo. Matches will take place in twelve host cities.
The potential health risks will vary between individuals attending the World Cup depending on the amount of time spent in Japan, further travel around the country, onward travel to another destination and leisure pursuits.
Risk factors such as age, pre-existing health conditions and medications, pregnancy etc should be taken into account during a travel consultation.
During the World Cup many stadia and surrounding areas are likely to be crowded. This increases the risk of both respiratory and gastrointestinal illness. Food and water precautions and respiratory hygiene should be discussed with all travellers.
The pre travel consultation provides a good opportunity to check a travellers history of National schedule vaccines.
Large gatherings, including sporting events have been responsible for the transmission of infectious diseases such as measles.
Measles is easily transmitted by airborne droplets among large numbers of individuals in close contact, outbreaks continue to be reported throughout the world, including Japan. In the absence of a history of prior measles infection two doses of a measles containing vaccine is advised. See the measles,mumps, rubella page for further information on measles risk and vaccination advice.
Carriage of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the local population in Japan is considered to be intermediate(2-7%). The risk of HBV should be discussed during the travel consultation, including transmission routes. It should be considered for those extending their stay beyond the world cup and travelling to more remote/rural areas for more adventurous pursuits. Discussing the risk of HBV from sexual contact, tattooing, body piercing may identify some travellers who would benefit from pre exposure Hepatitis B vaccination.
See Japan country page for all relevant disease risks and vaccination advice.
Further information to discuss with travellers includes:
