IASR 28-4 Infectious Agents Surveillance Report April 2007

Studies on amebiasis cases at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, January 2004-December 2006
Current problems in the treatment of amebiasis at institutions for the mentally-handicapped in Japan
Amebiasis as a sexually transmitted disease with special emphasis on the Entamoeba histolytica antibody prevalence in females -Tokyo
Three female cases of amebic liver abscess experienced at Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome General Hospital
Polymorphism of Entamoeba histolytica surface antigen and its application to the epidemiology
Antigenic analysis of influenza virus AH1 isolated in Fukuoka City during February 2007
An outbreak of food poisoning due to norovirus genogroup II, presumably through bread at primary and junior high schools, December 2006 -Akita
Isolation of Clostridium botulinum from an infant botulism case and the incriminated well water, September 2006 -Miyagi
An outbreak of diarrheal disease caused by tap water contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni , August 2006 -Fukushima
An outbreak of EHEC O157 infection, presumably caused by contact with cows on a pasture, July 2006 -Aomori
An outbreak of EHEC O103 infection at a nursery school, August 2006 -Miyazaki
An outbreak of EHEC O26 infection at a nursery school, August 2006 -Miyazaki