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IASR Vol. 33, No.7 (No. 389) July 2012


 topic Brucellosis in Japan, April 1999-March 2012

    • Literature review of brucellosis in Japan since 1933 until enactment of Infectious Diseases Control Law on April 1, 1999
    • A case of iliopsoas abscess by Brucella melitensis infection after temporary homecoming to Peru, April 2010—Toyokawa City
    • Two cases of Brucella canis infection among employees of a pet shop with breeding kennel, August 2008—Nagoya City
    • Administrative response to an outbreak of human Brucella canis infection, 2008—Nagoya City
    • Control measures taken to maintain the livestock brucellosis-free status of Japan
    • Recent increase of brucellosis in China
    • Resurgence of brucellosis in Taiwan—five imported cases reported in 2011 after 33 years of absence
    • Infection with atypical strain of EHEC O26:H11 presumably through contact with cattle, February 2012—YamaguchiLink to JJID
    • EHEC O157:HNM outbreak in a nursery school, December 2011—Fukui
    • Outbreaks of group A rotavirus gastroenteritis, January-May 2012—Chiba
    • Detection of group A rotavirus, April-June 2012—Osaka
    • Phylogenetic tree analysis of influenza C virus, March 2012—MieLink to JJID

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