Closed environments facilitate secondary transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

H Nishiura, H Oshitani, T Kobayashi, T Saito… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Objective To identify common features of cases with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
so as to better understand what factors promote secondary transmission including …

[HTML][HTML] Population density, water supply, and the risk of dengue fever in Vietnam: cohort study and spatial analysis

WP Schmidt, M Suzuki, V Dinh Thiem, RG White… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue viruses, often breeds in water
storage containers used by households without tap water supply, and occurs in high …

[HTML][HTML] Clusters of coronavirus disease in communities, Japan, January–April 2020

Y Furuse, E Sando, N Tsuchiya… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We analyzed 3,184 cases of coronavirus disease in Japan and identified 61 case-clusters in
healthcare and other care facilities, restaurants and bars, workplaces, and music events. We …

[PDF][PDF] Maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain and their association with perinatal outcomes in Viet Nam

E Ota, M Haruna, M Suzuki, DD Anh… - Bulletin of the World …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between gestational weight gain and maternal
body mass index (BMI) among Vietnamese women and the risk of delivering an infant too …

Association between nasopharyngeal load of Streptococcus pneumoniae, viral coinfection, and radiologically confirmed pneumonia in Vietnamese children

HTT Vu, LM Yoshida, M Suzuki… - The Pediatric …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: The interplay between nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage, viral coinfection,
and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) is poorly understood. We explored this …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of leptospirosis after flood, the Philippines, 2009

TA Al-shere, M Ujiie, M Suzuki, E Salva… - Emerging infectious …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila,
the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospital-based …

Serotype-specific effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia in adults aged 65 years or older: a multicentre …

M Suzuki, BG Dhoubhadel, T Ishifuji… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The serotype-specific effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide
vaccine (PPV23) against pneumococcal pneumonia has not been established in people …

[HTML][HTML] The burden and etiology of community-onset pneumonia in the aging Japanese population: a multicenter prospective study

K Morimoto, M Suzuki, T Ishifuji, M Yaegashi, N Asoh… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The increasing burden of pneumonia in adults is an emerging health issue in
the era of global population aging. This study was conducted to elucidate the burden of …

Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 epidemic in Japan: vaccine …

H Maeda, N Saito, A Igarashi, M Ishida… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) domestically is crucial for
assessing and determining national vaccination policy. This study aimed to evaluate VE of …

Environmental sampling for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during a COVID-19 outbreak on the diamond princess cruise ship

T Yamagishi, M Ohnishi, N Matsunaga… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
During a COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship we sampled
environmental surfaces after passengers and crew vacated cabins. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was …