IASR Vol.22 No.2 February 2001
Imported malaria in Japan as of December 2000
- Diagnosis of malaria by PCR detecting Plasmodium DNA
- Diagnosis of malaria by antigen detection of Plasmodium
- Tests for rapid diagnosis of malaria at quarantine stations
- Supply system for antimalarial drugs in Japan
- In vitro drug sensitivity of Plasmodium strains isolated from falciparum malarial cases
- Isolation of influenza virus type B from influenza outbreaks at two primary schools, January 2001 - Shizuoka
- Isolation of an influenza virus type A(H3N2) from a 1-year-old girl diagnosed as acute encephalopathy, November 2000 - Kobe City
- An outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norwalk-like virus at a kindergarten, November 2000 - Tochigi
- An outbreak of food poisoning due to Norwalk-like virus at a company canteen, December 2000 - Shiga
- An outbreak of gastroenteritis due to group C rotavirus at a secondary school dormitory, April 2000 - Saga
- Isolation of adenoviruses from respiratory infections, November-December 2000 - Sendai City and Yamagata City
- PCR detection of rhinoviruses from specimens collected at sentinel clinics for infectious disease surveillance, April-December 2000 - Yokohama City
- An outbreak of shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei at a "sushi" bar, October 2000 - Ehime
- An outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund food poisoning at a restaurant, August 2000 - Hiroshima City
- An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis PT18 food poisoning at a restaurant, October 2000 - Nagano
- Internet surveillance for Salmonella infections: Increase in Salmonella Saintpaul isolation, June-October 2000 - Gifu
- An outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoing caused by boxed lunch, October 2000 - Himeji City
- A nosocomial outbreak of Serratia marcescens sepsis, May-June 2000 - Sakai City
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