Occurrence of <i>Corcyra cephalonica</i> (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in a factory in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Occurrence of scrub typhus (Tsutsugamushi) in Kanagawa Prefecture and types of Orientia tsutsugamushi involved.

gene (tdh) and the thermostable direct hemolysin-related hemolysingene (blh) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by polymerase chain reaction. Mol. Cell. Probes, 6, 477-487. 3. Sugiyama, A., Nakano, Y., Iwade, Y., Yamauchi, A., Nakayama, 0., Matsumoto, T., Kou, Y., Ito, T., Nishinaka, T. and Shoji, T. (1 999): Isolation of thermostable direct hemolysin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticusfrom food implicat...

An Institutional Analysis of Groundwater Quality Control: Experiences in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

A considerable number of studies have been made of institutional arrangements that can prevent excessive groundwater pumping based on Hardin’s seminal work, the “tragedy of the commons.” In contrast, this paper is concerned with groundwater quality control for which policy studies are very limited. This paper not only clarifies institutional challenges specific to groundwater contamination, but...

Incidence of pests and viral disease on pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

BACKGROUND The solanaceous fruit crop pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.), originating in the Andes, is grown commercially in South American countries and New Zealand. In these areas, pests and diseases of pepino have been identified well; however, to date, these have seldom been investigated in detail in Japan. Herein, we attempt to reconstruct an agricultural production system for commercial pepi...

Norovirus gastroenteritis in Kanagawa Prefecture in December 2004.

Scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2001-2005.

*Corresponding author: Department of Biology, Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Shimomachiya 1-3-1, Chigasakishi, Kanagawa 253-0087, Japan. Tel: +81-467-83-4400, Fax: +81-467-83-4457, E-mail: [email protected] Until 1988, about 10 cases of scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) were reported annually in Kanagawa Prefecture. Since then, however, a steep cycle of rising ...