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| Founded | 1947 |
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| Website | https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/en/ |
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japanese: 国立感染症研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsukansenshōkenkyūjo) is an institution of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Its predecessor is the National Institute of Health (Japanese: 国立予防衛生研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsu yobōeiseikenkyūsho), which was established in 1947.
The Murayama Government Building and RIKEN Tsukuba Research Institute are biosafety level (BSL) 4 research facilities, but both facilities are operated up to BSL-3 due to opposition from local residents, and research that requires BSL-4 can be performed. On August 7, 2015, it was designated as the first BSL-4 facility in Japan for detailed examination and development of therapeutic agents for patients suspected of being infected with Ebola due to the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic.