Presently Active Landslides in an Ancient Primary Slide Mass at Higashinomyo, Niigata, Central Japan

Imported cases of measles in Niigata, Japan in 2011.

Methyl Mercury Exposure at Niigata, Japan: Results of Neurological Examinations of 103 Adults

BACKGROUND Large-scale poisonings caused by methyl mercury (MeHg) have occurred in Japan (Minamata in the 1950s and Niigata in the 1960s) and Iraq (in the 1970s). The current WHO neurological risk standard for adult exposure (hair level: 50 μg/g) was based partly on evidence from Niigata which did not consider any cases who were diagnosed later and/or exposed to low level of MeHg (hair mercury ...

An outbreak of food poisoning due to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 in Niigata, Japan.

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Environment and Public Health Inspection Division, Health, Social Welfare and Environmental Administration Department, Nagaoka Regional Promotion Bureau, Niigata Prefecture, 2711-1 Kawasaki-Machi, Nagaoka-Shi, Niigata 940-0861, Japan. Tel: +81-258-33-4939, Fax: +81-258-33-4933, E-mail: [email protected]. lg.jp Laboratory and Epidemiology Commun...

Anelastic properties beneath the Niigata–Kobe Tectonic Zone, Japan

We estimate the three-dimensional (3D) P-wave attenuation structure beneath the Niigata–Kobe Tectonic Zone (NKTZ), central Japan, using high-quality waveform data from a large number of stations. The obtained results confirm the segmentation of the NKTZ into three regions, as suggested by 3D seismic velocity models, and reveal characteristic structures related to surface deformation, shallow su...

Phylogenetic analysis of an off-seasonal influenza virus A (H3N2) in Niigata, Japan, 2010.

The objective of this study was to characterize the off-seasonal influenza virus A subtype H3N2, which caused an outbreak in an elderly hospital in Niigata, Japan. Virus isolates were subtyped by the hemagglutination-inhibition test and screened for antiviral drug sensitivity by real-time PCR using cycling probe technology the and 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) method. Whole genome seque...