Terraces along the Iwami River, Akita Prefecture, Northeast Japan

First-Ever Acute Stroke in the Very Elderly: A Retrospective Study in Akita Prefecture, Japan,

Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of mortality and one of the main causes of long-term intellectual, psychological, and physical disability in Japan as well as in the other industrialized countries [1]. It is well known that the incidence of stroke increases with age [1-4]. In most of the developed countries the mean age of the population increased significantly in the last few decades due to the...

Quaternary Volcanism Along the Volcanic Front in Northeast Japan

Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains harboring the bla(VIM-2) metallo-beta-lactamase gene in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Strains Harboring the blaVIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene in Akita Prefecture, Japan Jun Yatsuyanagi*, Shioko Saito, Yuko Ito, Kazuko Ohta, Jun Kato, Seizaburo Harata, Noriyuki Suzuki and Ken-ichi Amano Akita Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Akita 010-0874, Akita Kumiai General Hospital, Akita 011-0911, Odate Municipal Hospital, Oodate 027-...

Control of a measles outbreak by prohibiting non-vaccinated susceptible students from attending school in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

In 2007-2008, a measles outbreak occurred among children above the age of 10 years in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan (population, approximately 1,120,000 at the time). Our group controlled the outbreak by (i) implementing a publically financed urgent vaccination program and (ii) prohibiting non-vaccinated and non-infected students from attending school as per regulations of the school pub...

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...