Continuous Presence of Noroviruses and Sapoviruses in Raw Sewage Reflects Infections among Inhabitants of Toyama, Japan (2006 to 2008)

Masae Iwai, Sumiyo Hasegawa, Mayumi Obara, +6

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

SanitationRaw SewageMedicinePathogenesisGastrointestinal Virus +12

Genetic Changes of Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 Isolated from Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Patients in Toyama, Japan between 1981 and 2007

Masae Iwai, Akio Masaki, Sumiyo Hasegawa, +10

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Viral EvolutionComplete Vp1 RegionPathogenesisPathologyVirology +11

Role of the N-linked glycans of the prM and E envelope proteins in tick-borne encephalitis virus particle secretion

Akiko Goto, Kentarou Yoshii, Mayumi Obara, +4

Vaccine

Virus StructureMolecular VirologyPathogenesisViral PathogenesisImmunology +7

Frequent Detection of Noroviruses and Sapoviruses in Swine and High Genetic Diversity of Porcine Sapovirus in Japan during Fiscal Year 2008

Kazuya Nakamura, Yumiko Saga, Masae Iwai, +7

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

GeneticsFrequent DetectionPorcine NorovirusGastrointestinal VirusInfection Control +15

Single point mutation in tick-borne encephalitis virus prM protein induces a reduction of virus particle secretion

Kentarou Yoshii, Akihiro Konno, Akiko Goto, +7

Journal of General Virology

Virus StructureViral ReplicationPathogenesisViral PathogenesisMolecular Biology +10

Epizootiological Study of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Japan

Kentaro Yoshii, Keita Mottate, Yuki Omori-Urabe, +12

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Vector-borne PathogenAllergyRodent-borne DiseasesTick-borne EncephalitisZoonotic Disease +11

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using recombinant antigens expressed in mammalian cells for serodiagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis

Kentarou Yoshii, Daisuke Hayasaka, Akiko Goto, +8

Journal of Virological Methods

Autoimmune DiseaseTick-borne EncephalitisMedicineImmunodeficienciesImmunology +8

Continuity and Change of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Mayumi Obara, Takeo Yamauchi, Mamoru Watanabe, +9

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Detection of a Novel Recombinant Norovirus from Sewage Water in Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Kazuya Nakamura, Masae Iwai, Jie Zhang, +5

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Recombination EventViral DiagnosticsGeneticsNov EvolutionGenomics +15

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis using subviral particles

Mayumi Obara, Kentaro Yoshii, Tomoko Kawata, +5

Journal of Virological Methods

VaccinationSubviral ParticlesTick-borne EncephalitisViral DiagnosticsImmunology +7