The Japanese government has proposed the concept of an East Asian Community. Unfortunately however, up to this point no concrete policy has been established indicating how to proceed with efforts towards the establishment of such a community. The question of what types of economic relationships to establish with the other nations of East Asia1 has been a major issue for Japan. What types of rel...

Background: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and economically important disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals worldwide. In recent years, a series of outbreaks of FMD have occurred in many countries. Recombinant protein synthesis incorporating protective B- and T-cell epitopes are candidates for new safer and more effective (FMD) vaccines that have potential to provide p...

Background and Aims: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal viral disease that occurs in approximately 30 countries. It has the most extensive geographic range among the tick-borne viruses that affect human health. CCHF viruses have a tripartite RNA genome consisting of large (L), medium (M) and small (S) segments. This study was undertaken to determine the genetic relationship of CC...

Global expectations for improvements in the health of humans and animals require scientific studies involving the use of animals while addressing public concerns about the welfare of the animals used in science. However, more than 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, about 850 million are chronically hungry (and the number is rising), and most of these people are found in developing coun...

Unlike most chronic illnesses which have been declining or stabilizing in prevalence, incidence of type 2 diabetes has been increasing in the Western Hemisphere, and is now increasing at alarming rates in Asia1. While all causes of these increases cannot be identified, without question the increase in adiposity is an important contributor. The latter is due to increased caloric intake and reduc...

La enfermedad cardiovascular es la principal causa de morbimortalidad en todo el mundo, por lo que su prevención es uno de los principales objetivos en atención primaria. Nuestro centro de salud se encuentra en un área urbana, sociodeprimida y con elevado porcentaje de población inmigrante, mayoritariamente procedente de Filipinas y Pakistán. En diferentes estudios se ha observado una mayor inc...