Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 59 (3), 204-205, 2006
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Laboratory and Epidemiology Communications
Epidemiological Study of Japanese Spotted Fever and Tsutsugamushi Disease in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Kenji Tabara*, Ken Hoshina, Asao Itagaki, Takashi Katayama1, Hiromi Fujita2, Teruki Kadosaka3, Yasuhiro Yano4, Nobuhiro Takada4 and Hiroki Kawabata5
Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Shimane 690-0122; 1Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Chigasaki 253-0087; 2Ohara Research Laboratory, Ohara General Hospital, Fukushima 960-0195; 3Aichi Medical University, Aichi 480-1195; 4University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193; and 5National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
Communicated by Ichiro Kurane
(Accepted April 13, 2006)
*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Nishihama-Sada cho, 582-1, Matsue, Shimane 690-0122, Japan. E-mail: tabara-kenji@pref.shimane.lg.jp