Current status of gnathostomiasis dorolesi in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

Historical review and current status of gnathostomiasis in Asia.

The genus Gnathostoma contains at least twelve distinctive species. Among these, 6 species, namely G. spinigerum, G. hispidum, G. doloresi, G. vietnamicum, G. malaysiae and G. nipponicum, are found in wild animals in Asia. Related to human gnathostomiasis, G. spinigerum has long been believed as the only causative species. Until the early 1980s, all gnathostomiasis cases found in major endemic ...

Review Article Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Psychiatric Nursing in Japan

1Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture 889-1692, Japan 2Division of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture 260-8672, Japan 3Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Chiba Pref...

An Overview of Hydrogen Sulfide Suicides Based on Police Data in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

An enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O103 outbreak at a nursery school in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

Ryoko Muraoka, Michiko Okazaki, Yoko Fujimoto, Nobutoshi Jo, Ritsuko Yoshida, Tomoko Kiyoyama, Yuko Oura, Kazuo Hirakawa, Mayumi Jyukurogi, Kimiko Kawano*, Mika Okada, Yoko Shioyama, Kazunori Iryoda, Hideo Wakamatu and Norihiko Kawabata Miyazaki Prefecture Central Public Health Office, Miyazaki 880-0032, and Department of Microbiology, Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and Enviro...

The Status of Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using 99mTc Pharmaceuticals in Japan: Results from a Nationwide Survey

Objective(s): To appropriately use one-day myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals (i.e. to avoid shine-through artifacts), injection doses need to be optimized and dose ratios between the 1st and 2nd scans should be maintained at ≥ 3. However, the current state of practice in Japan is unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to clarify the details of MPI protocols us...