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Scientific Reports, 2023 Japan implemented its nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 in 2021, immunizing more than one million people (approximately 1%) a day. However, the direct and indirect impacts of the program at the population level have yet to be fully ...
Taishi Kayano +5 more
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The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022 Summary: Background: In Japan, vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was initiated on 17 February 2021, mainly using messenger RNA vaccines and prioritizing health care professionals.
Taishi Kayano +6 more
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A Note on Cherry-Picking in Meta-Analyses
Entropy, 2023 We study selection bias in meta-analyses by assuming the presence of researchers (meta-analysts) who intentionally or unintentionally cherry-pick a subset of studies by defining arbitrary inclusion and/or exclusion criteria that will lead to their ...
Daisuke Yoneoka, Bastian Rieck
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Phylogeny of Shrew- and Mole-Borne Hantaviruses in Poland and Ukraine
Viruses, 2023 Earlier, we demonstrated the co-circulation of genetically distinct non-rodent-borne hantaviruses, including Boginia virus (BOGV) in the Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), Seewis virus (SWSV) in the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) and Nova ...
Fuka Kikuchi +13 more
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Epidemiology of and Surveillance for Postpartum Infections [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 We screened automated ambulatory medical records, hospital and emergency room claims, and pharmacy records of 2,826 health maintenance organization (HMO) members who gave birth over a 30-month period. Full-text ambulatory records were reviewed for the 30-day postpartum period to confirm infection status for a weighted sample of cases.
Deborah S. Yokoe +6 more
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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2022 In response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan, a national COVID-19 cluster taskforce (comprising governmental and nongovernmental experts) was established to support the country’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in ...
Kota Ninomiya +11 more
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Epidemiology and Surveillance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
Liver Cancer, 2012 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancies and has a high mortality rate. The incidence of HCC differs greatly according to the geographic area. East and Southeast Asia, as well as middle and West Africas have the highest prevalence of HCC. The risk factors for developing HCC are well known and include cirrhosis,
Do Young, Kim, Kwang-Hyub, Han
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Detecting geographical clusters of low birth weight and/or preterm birth in Japan
Scientific Reports, 2023 In Japan, mean birth weight has significantly decreased from 3152 g in 1979 to 3018 g in 2010 and the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) has risen to 5.7% in the last thirty years.
Md. Obaidur Rahman +7 more
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Epidemiology: surveillance of fungal infections [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2000 Surveillance for fungal diseases is essential to improve our understanding of their epidemiology and to enable research and prevention efforts to be prioritized. In order to conduct better surveillance for fungal diseases, it is important to develop more accurate and timely diagnostic tests, to follow rigorous epidemiological methods and to have ...
D, Ellis +5 more
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Epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases in France [PDF]
Veterinary Research, 2000 Epidemiological surveillance, namely the continuous monitoring of diseases and health determinants in a population, has developed over the past fifteen years, in the sphere of human health as well as in animal health. All epidemiological surveillance networks include the following four stages: data collection, data transmission, data processing and ...
Dufour, Barbara, La Vieille, Sébastien
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