IASR Vol. 42,
No. 1 (No. 491) January 2021

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 Acute hepatitis C, April 2006-October 2020

• Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C in Japan
• Diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C
• Follow-up system for patients who test positive in hepatitis virus screening, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
• The role and activities of the hepatitis medical coordinator
• Hepatitis C-associated liver carcinogenesis
• Discrimination of and prejudice against hepatitis patients: survey findings and countermeasures, Japan
• Hepatitis C virus: before and after its discovery
• Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Japan (as at 26 October 2020)
• Bus tour-associated COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, October 2020
• Age-specific case fatality rates of COVID-19 based on COVID-19 registry data
• Investigation on COVID-19 and risks related to infection at an entertainment district in Shinjuku Ward (Interim Report)
• Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA copy number and viral titer
• An acute increase in cases of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 VT2 in Sendai City, Japan: event occurrence and findings from molecular epidemiological analysis
• A case report of botulism in an infant that required differentiation from acute encephalopathy