• Detection of norovirus genogroup(G) II/4 variants in Japan, prevailing in Europe and US since 2002
  
• Genetic variation of norovirus GII/4 detected in recent years -Chiba
  
• Genetic analysis of noroviruses detected from sporadic and outbreak cases of gastroenteritis, October 2003-September 2005 -Ehime
  
• Molecular epidemiology of noroviruses, January 2003-March 2005 -Kumamoto, Saga and Oita
  
• An outbreak of norovirus infection caused by well water, March 2003 -Niigata
  
• Incidence of outbreaks of norovirus infection in elderly-care facilities during 2000/01-2004/05 season -Hokkaido
  
• Prevention and control of norovirus infection in elderly-care facilities -the Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly, MHLW
  
• Development of a rapid diagnostic ELISA kit for norovirus infection
  
• Detection of noroviruses from domestic oysters for consuming raw during 2001/02-2004/05 season
  
• Detection and genotyping of noroviruses from imported shellfish, June 2004-February 2005
  
• Two outbreaks of sapovirus gastroenteritis, May-June 2005 -Miyazaki
  
• Two outbreaks of sapovirus gastroenteritis and an outbreak of group C rotavirus gastroenteritis at primary schools, June 2005 -Kanagawa
  
• An outbreak of group C rotavirus gastroenteritis during a norovirus epidemic, May 2005 -Osaka
  
• An outbreak of norovirus food poisoning presumably caused by catered "sushi", October 2005 -Shiga
  
• Isolation of influenza virus type A/H3N2, October 2005 -Hiroshima
  
• PFGE analysis of Salmonella Braenderup isolates suspected of a diffuse outbreak, August-November 2005 -9 PHIs and NIID
  
• Two child cases with severe Salmonella infection presumably caused by red-eared sliders, March-October 2005 -Funabashi City
  
• Salmonella IV (O45:g,z51:-) isolated from an infant with diarrhea presumably infected from an iguana, February 2004 -Chiba
  
• An outbreak of EHEC O157 infection at a swimming school for young children, July 2005 -Sapporo City

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