Outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus in Ibaraki, Japan and Its Descriptive Epidemiology

Autor: Yasushi Ohkusa, Tamie Sugawara, Hideo Okuno, Noriko Nagata, Natsuki Nagasu, Junko Kurita

Publikováno v: Health. 10:749-757

Introduction: The Infection Control Law in Japan does not cover monitoring of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Therefore, its epidemiology is not well known. However, rapid diagnostic testing for this virus has been reimbursed by public health insurance

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https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2018.106057

Association of Low Sputum Smear Positivity among Tuberculosis Patients with Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Outcomes of Close Contacts in Japan

Autor: Natsuki Nagasu, Ritei Uehara, Tsuyoshi Ogata, Kunihiko Ito

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 16
Issue 19
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 19, p 3713 (2019)

Risk prediction and response measures may differ in tuberculosis (TB) patients with low sputum smear positivity for acid-fast bacillus (AFB) compared to those who are smear negative. However, previous studies using the tuberculin skin test (TST) did

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[Utilization of evacuation surveillance for the Kanto-Tohoku Heavy Rainfall Disaster]

Autor: Junko, Kurita, Natsuki, Nagasu, Takeshi, Takagi, Miki, Watanabe, Yuuki, Nakamura, Fujiko, Irie, Megumi, Honda

Publikováno v: [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health. 65(1)

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29434089

Early detection and response for measles and rubella cases through the (Nursery) School Absenteeism Surveillance System in Ibaraki Prefecture

Autor: Miki, Watanabe, Junko, Kurita, Takeshi, Takagi, Noriko, Nagata, Natsuki, Nagasu, Tamie, Sugawara, Yasushi, Ohkusa

Publikováno v: [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health. 63(4)

Objectives In Ibaraki Prefecture, all (nursery) schools have joined the (Nursery) School Absenteeism Surveillance System (hereafter denoted as (N)SASSy), which is operated by the Japan School Health Association to monitor the prevalence of infectious

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27181348