Salmonella Food Poisonings during 1957 to 1961 in Osaka City

Industrial gassing poisonings due to trichlorethylene, perchlorethylene, and 1-1-1 trichloroethane, 1961-80.

During the period 1961-80, 384 cases of industrial gassing poisonings by trichlorethylene, perchlorethylene, and 1-1-1 trichloroethane (methylchloroform) were reported to HM Factory Inspectorate. A study of these data, which have been collated and analysed with particular reference to sex, age, clinical manifestations, and circumstances of the incident, is presented. Possible bias of the data o...

Food Poisonings by Ingestion of Cyprinid Fish

Raw or dried gallbladders of cyprinid fish have long been ingested as a traditional medicine in the Asian countries, particularly in China, for ameliorating visual acuity, rheumatism, and general health; however, sporadic poisoning incidences have occurred after their ingestion. The poisoning causes complex symptoms in patients, including acute renal failure, liver dysfunction, paralysis, and c...

Isolation of Echovirus type 13 in Osaka City during 2001-2002.

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 8-34 Tojo-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan. Tel: +81-6-6771-3147, Fax: +81-6-6772-0676, E-mail: [email protected] Echoviruses, components of human enteroviruses, are etiological agents for aseptic meningitis, nonspecific rashes, and encephal...

Epidemic of genotype GII.2 noroviruses during spring 2004 in Osaka City, Japan.

Between March and May 2004, a GII.2 genotype norovirus strain caused an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in Osaka, Japan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this strain was distinct from all other GII.2 strains detected in Osaka City between April 1996 and March 2005.

Briefs on accidental chemical poisonings in New York City.