Isolation of echovirus 13 from meningitis cases, May- July 2002 - Oita
Isolation of echoviruses 13 and 30 from meningitis cases, April- July 2002 - Okayama and Hiroshima
Isolation of echovirus 9 from meningitis cases, May- July 2002 - Kochi
Isolation of coxsackievirus A6 from herpangina cases, January- March 2002 - Hiroshima City
The first identification of influenza virus type A/H1N2 in Japan, February 2002 - Yokohama City
A tetanus case confirmed by toxin producibility of Clostridium tetani isolated from the wound, May 2002 - Fukushima
Three cases of toxic-shock-like syndrome caused by group A Streptococcus serotype T22 infection, April 2001- February 2002 - Okinawa
An outbreak of shigellosis at a nursery school with many cases of secondary infection and re-discharge of Shigella sonnei , January- March 2002 - Fukui
Detection and elimination of Baylisascaris procyonis eggs at zoological gardens exhibiting raccoons in Japan, 2000