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2.4
 
Functions of Research Institutes for Communicable Diseases in Developed 
Countries  
The roles played by the NIID in Japan, CDC in the US, and CDSC in the UK are quite 
similar; they conduct research and training for overseas and domestic healthcare 
professionals, as well as surveillance, and also set standards and provide expert advice 
on medicines (see Table 2.7).    These activities represent the role of research institutes 
in controlling infectious diseases.       

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As mentioned above, the roles of research institutes in infectious diseases control are 
rather similar among the institutes, namely, the NIID in Japan, CDC in USA and 
CDSC in the UK.    Unlike the CDC and CDSC, the NIID does not undertake the role 
of prevention as one of its basic concepts.    In fact, the Infectious Disease Information 
Centre, a division of NIID, conducts activities related to prevention, such as integrated 
research on the effectiveness of vaccinations, monitoring and reporting on the effects 
and sub-reactions to vaccinations, and so on.    However, these activities are classified 
into research, surveillance services, reference services, and national control and other 
tests.  The prevention activities of CDC and CDSC are also classified in a similar 
way. 
This confirms that, in addition to research activities, these three institutes conduct 
training for medical personnel both in and outside the country, surveillance services, 
reference services and national control and other tests (see Table 2.7).