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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes of Novel Coronavirus Infection, January–March 2020, Japan

Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
Background: Notifications of novel coronavirus infections increased in early 2020 in Japan. We described characteristics of novel coronavirus infection cases and analyzed risk factors for severe outcomes.
Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Yuzo Arima, Takuri Takahashi, Kazuhiko Kanou, Yusuke Kobayashi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Motoi Suzuki   +6 more
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Infectious diseases surveillance update [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2009
Avian infl uenza in Egypt On June 1, Egypt’s 77th and 78th cases of H5N1 avian infl uenza were confi rmed, taking the total number cases in Egypt this year to 27. Both patients were children: a 4-year-old girl from the Kefr El Sheikh District of the Kefr El Sheikh Governorate and 14-month-old girl from Dekernes District of the Dkhalia Governorate.
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Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Mainland China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vaccines, 2021
Influenza endangers human health but can be prevented in part by vaccination. Assessing influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) provides scientific evidence for developing influenza vaccination policy.
Xiaokun Yang, Hongting Zhao, Zhili Li, Aiqin Zhu, Minrui Ren, Mengjie Geng, Yu Li, Ying Qin, Luzhao Feng, Zhibin Peng, Zhijie An, Jiandong Zheng, Zhongjie Li, Zijian Feng   +13 more
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Incidence and trends of 17 notifiable bacterial infectious diseases in China, 2004–2019

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Certain bacterial infectious diseases are categorized as notifiable infectious diseases in China. Understanding the time-varying epidemiology of bacterial infections diseases can provide scientific evidence to inform prevention and control ...
Yuliang Zhu, Shenghong Lin, Shuaibing Dong, Cuihong Zhang, Lusha Shi, Xiang Ren, Zhongjie Li, Liping Wang, Liqun Fang   +8 more
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Ongoing local transmission of dengue in Japan, August to September 2014

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2014
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Yuzo Arima, Tamano Matsui, Tomoe Shimada, Masahiro Ishikane, Kunio Kawabata, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Hitomi Kinoshita, Tomohiko Takasaki, Yoshio Tsuda, Kyoko Sawabe, Kazunori Oishi   +10 more
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Case-control study of risk factors for incident syphilis infection among men who have sex with men in Tokyo, Japan

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019
Introduction: In Japan, syphilis notifications have increased. Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tokyo have contributed substantially to the increase in syphilis notifications. We thus aimed to determine the correlates of incident syphilis among them.
Masahiro Ishikane, Yuzo Arima, Ichiro Itoda, Takuya Yamagishi, Takuri Takahashi, Tamano Matsui, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Makoto Ohnishi, Kazunori Oishi   +8 more
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The changing epidemiology of bacillary dysentery and characteristics of antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolated in China from 2004–2014

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background Bacillary dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella is a significant public health problem in developing countries such as China.
Zhaorui Chang, Jing Zhang, Lu Ran, Junling Sun, Fengfeng Liu, Li Luo, Lingjia Zeng, Liping Wang, Zhongjie Li, Hongjie Yu, Qiaohong Liao   +10 more
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Mobile technologies for disease surveillance in humans and animals

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2014
A paper-based disease reporting system has been associated with a number of challenges. These include difficulties to submit hard copies of the disease surveillance forms because of poor road infrastructure, weather conditions or challenging terrain ...
Mpoki Mwabukusi, Esron D. Karimuribo, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Eric Beda   +3 more
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Trends in CD4+ Cell Counts, Viral Load, Treatment, Testing History, and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients in Osaka, Japan, From 2003 through 2017: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Epidemiology, 2023
Background: The CD4 cell count of patients during diagnosis and distribution of CD4 cell counts in the patient population are important to understand infection-diagnosis interval and incidence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
Fumiko Kagiura, Ryota Matsuyama, Dai Watanabe, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuhiko Kanou, Takuri Takahashi, Yusuke Matsui, Masayuki Kakehashi, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Takuma Shirasaka   +9 more
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Characteristics of Seasonal Influenza Virus Activity in a Subtropical City in China, 2013–2019

Vaccines, 2020
Background: To optimize seasonal influenza vaccination programs in regions with potentially complicated seasonal patterns, the epidemiological characteristics of seasonal influenza activity in a subtropical city of China were explored.
Aiqin Zhu, Jianhua Liu, Chuchu Ye, Jianxing Yu, Zhibing Peng, Luzhao Feng, Liping Wang, Ying Qin, Yaming Zheng, Zhongjie Li   +9 more
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