Microbiostratigraphy of the Kakegawa Group, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Parasitological studies in the Far East. XII. An epidemiologic survey in Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

A parasitologic survey of human parasitic infections was made in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during August and September, 1950 (Ritchie et al., 1951a). The objectives included a determination of (i) the incidence of infections, (ii) helminth densities,(iii) factors predisposing infections,(iv) the status of schistosomiasis,(v) status of paragonimiasis and filariasis, and (vi) the efficiency of ...

Intrafamilial transmission of a Sabin 1-related poliovirus in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Masaaki Sugieda, Satoshi Adachi, Megumi Inayoshi, Takashi Masuda, Munetoshi Tsubota, Hozumi Mano, Masato Iwama, Yoshio Murakami, Hiromu Yoshida and Hiroyuki Shimizu* Shizuoka Institute of Environment and Hygiene, Shizuoka 420-8637; Shizuoka Prefectural of Atami Pubic Health Center, Atami 413-0016; Kawana Seaside School Clinic, Ito 414-0044; and Department of Virology II, National Institute of I...

Shizuoka Prefecture Disaster Drill Involving the Japanese and US Military.

Izu peninsula is in Shizuoka prefecture, which is approximately 130 km from Tokyo. According to a report from the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Izu peninsula is located just on the border between the Philippine Sea and the Eurasian plate. In this area, huge earthquakes, called Tokai earthquakes, have occurred repeatedly every 100 to 150 years. The next e...

Serotyping of human group A rotaviruses in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

An Outbreak of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Yamagata Prefecture Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Background: In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, most of the areas in Yamagata prefecture experienced a serious power failure lasting for approximately 24 hours. A number of households were subsequently poisoned with carbon monoxide (CO) due to various causes. In this study, we conducted a survey of CO poisoning during the disaster. Methods: A questionnaire regarding CO poisonin...