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BacterialJapanReport #50
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Tuberculosis

肺结核

11K
Total Cases
2012-09 – 2026-08
Data Span
Report period: May 2025May 2026
Surveillance Analysis

Summary

Tuberculosis recorded 11,378 cases in this reporting window. In the latest observation 2026-08-30, it reported 254 cases, +147 cases versus 107 in previous observation 2026-08-23 (+137%). The latest four observations changed -9.2% versus the prior four, so this is not just a one-period twitch. The combined judgement is Rising fast, with moderate risk (48).

Highlights

  • Current movement: Rising fast; latest 254 cases, +147 cases versus the previous observation (+137%)
  • Recent momentum: latest four observations versus prior four -9.2%; long-window change +12%
  • Seasonal context: No same-season baseline; same-season median ratio no same-season baseline, based on — same-season baselines
  • Historical position: latest value is at the no historical percentile of prior observations
  • Scope limit: This source is sentinel surveillance; counts reflect reported sentinel signals and should not be read as total national infections. The current source does not provide death-count fields, so missing values should not be interpreted as absence of mortality burden.

Key Findings

  • The short-term rise has case-volume support: the latest observation is +147 cases above the previous observation, not merely a low-denominator percentage artifact.
  • Seasonal context is No same-season baseline: YoY +18%, same-season median ratio no same-season baseline. The historical percentile is not extreme, so this reads more like a rapid rise within a seasonal upswing that needs confirmation over subsequent observations.
  • Risk is moderate, but not the highest priority tier; keep it in active review rather than classifying it as an event-level outbreak from this signal alone.
  • This source is sentinel surveillance; counts reflect reported sentinel signals and should not be read as total national infections.

Figures

Figure 1. Epidemic curve for Tuberculosis. Monthly reported cases over the full surveillance period.
Figure 2. Monthly distribution of cases by year.

Trend Analysis

Trend judgement: Rising fast. The important point is not simply that the latest count is high; three pieces of evidence line up. First, the latest observation is +147 cases above the previous one. Second, the latest four observations changed -9.2% versus the prior four, indicating a steeper recent slope. Third, the long-window change remains +12%, so the background is also moving upward. With a same-season ratio of no same-season baseline and historical position at the no historical percentile, this should be treated as a seasonal/elevated rise that needs confirmation. Review prefecture distribution, age groups, sentinel coverage or reporting completeness, and any school or childcare-cluster signals next.

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Rows20,804
Updated2026-09-01
Coverage
Partitions22
Source40 series · 9,381 observations
Official sourcesAuthority, cadence, notes1
JP

JP NIID Weekly

Source
weeklyweb

Japan weekly infectious disease surveillance via NIID/JIHS.

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