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COVID-19 Publications from Japan:Epidemiology

Last Update: March 2, 2021
Seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, Yamagata, Japan, June 2020.NEW
Author name Morikane K, Satoh N, Hatano K, Kanouchi K, Kakehata S, Satoh S, et al.
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Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2020; 11(5): 1-3. doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.2.012

A survey of preparedness against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitals in Tokyo, Japan, with healthcare personnel with COVID-19 and in-facility transmission.NEW
Author name Tagashira Y, Takamatsu A, Hasegawa S, Uenoyama Y, Honda H.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 29;1-5. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1304. Online ahead of print.

It's not you versus us, it's us versus the virus.NEW
Author name Honda H.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May 27;1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.258. Online ahead of print.

How frequently do ordinary citizens practice hand hygiene at appropriate moments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
Author name Machida M, Nakamura I, Saito R, Nakaya T, Hanibuchi T, Takamiya T, et al.
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Jpn J Infect Dis.
https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/images/jjid/COVID19/No23_2020-631R1_20201228.pdf

Why obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and ethnicities are common risk factors for COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza infections.
Author name Miyazawa D.
Journal title J Med Virol. 2020 Jun 24;10.1002/jmv.26220. doi:10.1002/jmv.26220.
Clinical trials of inhaled beclomethasone and mometasone for COVID-19 should be conducted.
Author name Miyazawa D, Kaneko G.
Journal title J Med Virol. 2020 Aug 10;10.1002/jmv.26413. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26413. Online ahead of print.
Incorrect Use of Face Masks during the Current COVID-19 Pandemic among the General Public in Japan.
Author name Machida M, Nakamura I, Saito R, Nakaya T, Hanibuchi T, Takamiya T, et al.
Journal title Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 6;17(18): E6484. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186484.
The actual implementation status of self-isolation among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Author name Machida M, Nakamura I, Saito R, Nakaya T, Hanibuchi T, Takamiya T, et al.
Journal title Trop Med Health. 48, 63 (2020). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00250-7
COVID-19 pneumonia: infection control protocol inside computed tomography suites.
Author name Nakajima K, Kato H, Yamashiro T, Izumi T, Takeuchi I, Nakajima H, et al.
Journal title Jpn J Radiol. 2020 May;38(5):391-393.  doi:10.1007/s11604-020-00948-y.
Environmental sampling for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during COVID-19 outbreak in the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Author name Yamagishi T, Ohnishi M, Matsunaga N, Kakimoto K, Kamiya H, Okamoto K, et al.
Journal title J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 21: jiaa437. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa437.
Descriptive study of COVID-19 outbreak among passengers and crew on Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama Port, Japan, 20 January to 9 February 2020.
Author name Yamagishi T, Kamiya H, Kakimoto K, Suzuki M, Wakita T.
Journal title Euro Surveill. 2020 Jun; 25(23). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.23.2000272.
Initial Investigation of Transmission of COVID-19 Among Crew Members During Quarantine of a Cruise Ship - Yokohama, Japan, February 2020.
Author name Kakimoto K, Kamiya H, Yamagishi T, Matsui T, Suzuki M, Wakita T.
Journal title MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Mar 20; 69(11): 312-313. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6911e2.
SARS-CoV-2 infection among returnees on charter flights to Japan from Hubei, China: a report from National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Author name Hayakawa K, Kutsuna S, Kawamata T, Sugiki Y, Nonaka C, Tanaka K, et al.
Journal title Glob Health Med. 2020 Apr; 2(2): 107-11. doi:10.35772/ghm.2020.01036
Epidemiology and quarantine measures during COVID-19 outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess docked at Yokohama, Japan in2020: a descriptive analysis.
Author name Tsuboi M, Hachiya M, Noda S, Iso H, Umeda T.
Journal title Glob Health Med. 2020 Apr; 2(2): 102-6. doi: 10.35772/ghm.2020.01037
The National Health Service (NHS) response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a colorectal surgeon’s experience in the UK.
Author name Yano H.
Journal title Glob Health Med. 2020 Apr; 2(2):138-9. doi:10.35772/ghm.2020.01035
Infection Risk in a Gastroenterological Ward During a Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection Event.
Author name Hara T, Yamamoto C, Sawada R, Ohara T, Oka K, Iwai N, et al.
Journal title J Med Virol. 2020 Apr 22; 10.1002/jmv.25853. doi:10.1002/jmv.25853.
Adoption of personal protective measures by ordinary citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan.
Author name Machida M, Nakamura I, Saito R, Nakaya T, Hanibuchi T, Takamiya T, Odagiri Y, et al.
Journal title J Infect Dis. 2020 May; 94:139-144. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.014.
Changes in implementation of personal protective measures by ordinary Japanese citizens: A longitudinal study from the early phase to the community transmission phase of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Author name Machida M, Nakamura I, Saito R, Nakaya T, Hanibuchi T, Takamiya T, Odagiri Y, et al.
Journal title J Infect Dis. 2020 May 17; 96:371-375. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.039.

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