IASR Vol.40, No.5 (No.471), May 2019 : Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection, as of March 2019, Japan

IASR Vol. 40,
No.5 (No. 471) May 2019

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection, as of March 2019, Japan

Food poisoning and infection cases attributed to the same subtype of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 isolates, reported from Saitama, Tokyo, Ibaraki, and Fukushima Prefectures, May-June 2018
Early detection and regulatory actions against EHEC O157 food poisoning cases by the effective utilization of MLVA in Yokohama City, 2018
An outbreak of EHEC O157 involving high frequency of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in Niigata Prefecture, August September 2018
A multi-prefectural outbreak of EHEC O121 associated with hamburger chain restaurants, August 2018
An outbreak of EHEC O121 infection in a welfare facility in Oita Prefecture, September 2018
MLVA analysis of EHEC isolated in Japan, 2018
HUS among EHEC infection cases in Japan, 2018
Strategies to improve investigation of multi-prefectural outbreaks due to food poisoning and infection cases of EHEC
Efforts toward hygiene and sanitation management of vegetables conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Interim report on the detection of baloxavir-resistant influenza virus in 2018/19 season
Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection cases at a small- and medium-scale hospital in southern Osaka Prefecture
Enteroviruses detected through the environmental poliovirus surveillance program (National Epidemiological Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases) in FY 2017
A food-borne disease outbreak caused by Sapovirus at a junior high school with cooking facilities in Shimane Prefecture, 2018
Cluster of Salmonella enterica serovar Oranienburg bacteremia mainly in Kagoshima City, July-September 2018