IASR Vol. 34, No.9 (No. 403) September 2013
HIV/AIDS in Japan, 2012
- HIV testing of anonymized samples in health centers and other facilities -current situation and challenges
- HIV tests conducted in health centers and other facilities in Tokyo and analysis of the positive cases, 2007-2012
- Utility of holding training meetings on HIV testing (PCR and others) for maintenance and enhancement of laboratory capacities in the prefectural and municipal public health institutes
- Multiple occurrence of circulating recombinant forms of HIV-1 in South-eastern/East Asian regions
- Evolution of HIV induced by cytotoxic T cells
- HIV latent infection under anti-HIV drug treatments-HIV and osteoporosis
- Recent advance of HIV vaccine development
- Enteroviruses detected in the herpangina and hand, foot and mouth disease epidemics in the first half of 2013-Kochi Prefecture
- Group A rotavirus gastroenteritis epidemics in more than one nursery schools in Ishigaki Island, May-July 2013-Okinawa Prefecture
- A case of norovirus food-poisoning outbreak, May 2013-Ehime Prefecture
- A food-poisoning outbreak caused by group A Streptococcus that contaminated rice balls, August 2012-Ehime Prefecture
- Group A Streptococcus food-poisoning caused by contaminated box lunches, June 2013-Gifu City
- A contact survey of a severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome case in a medical facility, 2013-Yamaguchi Prefecture
- A pneumococcus pneumonia serotype 3 outbreak in a welfare facility for the elderly, March 2013-Kanagawa Prefecture
- Age-specific incidence of the four sexually transmitted diseases in sentinel clinics and its trend, 2003-2012
- HIV/AIDS in Japan, April-June 2013
Data
- Salmonella Typhi & Salmonella Paratyphi A phage types from human sources, Japan
(Jun. 21, 2013 - Aug. 20, 2013)