<i>Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis</i> infection with <i>Ursus arctos</i> in Shari, Hokkaido, Japan

A cluster of hepatitis E virus infection in Hokkaido, Japan.

On November 16, 2004, the Kitami Health Center (KHC) of Hokkaido, Japan, was notified of a case of hepatitis E in a 69-year-old man who had shown symptoms of diarrhea and fever in the middle of September. He deteriorated rapidly and died of fulminant hepatitis on October 14. A retrospective survey revealed that the patient and his family members had visited a barbecue restaurant on August 14. T...

Characterization of sapoviruses detected in Hokkaido, Japan.

Astasia and pyrexia related to Borrelia garinii infection in two dogs in Hokkaido, Japan.

Two dogs that exhibited sudden astasia, anorexia and fever higher than 40°C were suspected of having Lyme disease in July 2011. Clinical symptoms gradually improved with antibiotic treatment in both cases. Polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis revealed Borrelia garinii DNA fragments in the peripheral blood in the acute disease phase. Serological tests, including enzyme linked immunoso...

Age and growth of marbled sole Pleuronectoes yokohomae in Kikonai Bay, Hokkaido, Japan

Age and growth of marbled sole Pleuronectes yokohamae werer estimated from growth increments in otolith. The samples were collected with commercial set nets and an experimental bottom trawl net in Kikonai Bay and the nearby waters, southern coast of Hokkaido, from May 1994 to July 1995. Monthly changes in the percentage occurrence of oltoliths with translucent edge in one band and the marginal ...

Natural larval Echinococcus multilocularis infection in a Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, captured indoors in Hokkaido, Japan

Natural infection with larval Echinococcus multilocularis was recognized in one of eight Norway rats, Rattus norvegicus, caught indoors in 2009 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Cystic lesions were found in the right median and lateral lobes of the liver, with numerous alveolar cysts in the periphery of the lesions. Protoscolices were formed within large cysts. The laminated layers of the cy...