IASR Vol.33, No.12 (No.394), December 2012 : Pertussis, Japan, 2008-2011

IASR Vol. 33, No.12 (No. 394) December 2012

Immunization schedule of pertussis for children in Japan, as of November 2012
Current situation of pertussis epidemic in the world
Pertussis outbreak in a junior high school, June-July 2010―Nagasaki
Pertussis outbreak in a nursery school, July-August 2012―Hyogo
Local outbreak of pertussis confirmed in Isumi City and its nearby communities, April-August, 2012―Chiba
Simultaneous outbreaks of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella holmesii, November 2010-April 2011―Miyazaki
Laboratory diagnosis of Bordetella holmesii: isolation and genetic testing
A clinical case of infectious pericarditis due to Bordetella holmesii, December 2010
Genetic analysis of a new variant of norovirus GII/4 in Japan, January-November 2012
Food poisoning outbreak caused by norovirus GII/4, October 2012―Okinawa
Chikungunya fever cases developed after returning home: one from Philippines and another from Cambodia, September 2012
Isolation of novel carbapenemase (OXA-48-like)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a patient returning from Southeast Asia, November 2012→Link to JJID
A case of recurrent peritoneal abscess attributable to Mycoplasma hominis, June 2012―Niigata
Usefulness of using sodC as the amplification target of real-time PCR in Neisseria meningitidis identification; experience with two clinical cases―Akita
HIV/AIDS in Japan, July-September 2012