IASR Vol.34, No.12 (No.406), December 2013 : Meningococcal infection, 2005-October 2013, Japan

IASR Vol. 34, No.12 (No. 406) December 2013

Meningococcal infection, 2005-October 2013, Japan

Serological and molecular epidemiological analysis of isolates from meningococcal meningitis patients in 2005-2012
A meningococcal meningitis case, which was responded by prompt contact person investigation and prophylactic medication
Outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in a boarding senior high school in Mie Prefecture, which was responded by prophylactic medication
Prophylactic medication to persons who had contact with Neisseria meningitidis-infected patients
A fulminant fatal sepsis case found among meningococcal infection outbreak in a boys’ high school boarding house
A case of meningococcal pneumonia
Meningococcal urethritis among MSM（men who have sex with men)
On meningococcal vaccines
Recent trends of Neisseria meningitidis invasive infections in the world
The first influenza virus isolates in 2013/14 season-Tochigi Prefecture
The first outbreak of type B influenza in a primary school in 2013/14 season-Wakayama Prefecture
Characteristics of the first isolate of type B influenza virus (Victoria lineage) in 2013/14 season-Aichi Prefecture
Epidemiological features of rubella epidemic in Wakayama City, week 1-week 35, 2013
A Ross River fever case detected during the health consultation in Kansai Airport Quarantine station
The first imported case of Ross River virus infection in Japan
The twelfth human case of Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in Japan
Food poisoning outbreak in a nursery school caused by Escherichia coli O55:H7, July 2013-Nagano Prefectuer
HIV/AIDS in Japan, July-September 2013