Search Results - "Miyahara, Reiko"
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Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in Communities, Japan, January-April 2020
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2020)“…We analyzed 3,184 cases of coronavirus disease in Japan and identified 61 case-clusters in healthcare and other care facilities, restaurants and bars,…”
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Risk for Prison-to-Community Tuberculosis Transmission, Thailand, 2017-2020
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2023)“…To determine contributions of previously incarcerated persons to tuberculosis (TB) transmission in the community, we performed a healthcare facility-based…”
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Familial Clusters of Coronavirus Disease in 10 Prefectures, Japan, February-May 2020
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2021)“…The overall coronavirus disease secondary attack rate (SAR) in family members was 19.0% in 10 prefectures of Japan during February 22-May 31, 2020. The SAR was…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Age-Dependent Infection Rates among Household and Nonhousehold Contacts
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2023)“…To determine the effects of age and variants of concern on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, we analyzed infection rates among close contacts over 4 periods in…”
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Genome-wide host-pathogen analyses reveal genetic interaction points in tuberculosis disease
Published in Nature communications (01-02-2023)“…The genetics underlying tuberculosis (TB) pathophysiology are poorly understood. Human genome-wide association studies have failed so far to reveal…”
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A novel Ancestral Beijing sublineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suggests the transition site to Modern Beijing sublineages
Published in Scientific reports (23-09-2019)“…Global Mycobacterium tuberculosis population comprises 7 major lineages. The Beijing strains, particularly the ones classified as Modern groups, have been…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Japanese Spotted Fever: A Retrospective Multicenter Study in Nagasaki Prefecture, Western Japan
Published in Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (31-10-2024)“…Japanese spotted fever (JSF) is a tick-borne rickettsial disease prevalent in western Japan, with an increasing incidence and geographical distribution. This…”
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Exploring the genetic diversity of the Japanese population: Insights from a large-scale whole genome sequencing analysis
Published in PLoS genetics (01-12-2023)“…The Japanese archipelago is a terminal location for human migration, and the contemporary Japanese people represent a unique population whose genomic diversity…”
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COVID-19 case-clusters and transmission chains in the communities in Japan
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Secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the first two waves in Japan: Demographic characteristics and overdispersion
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-03-2022)“…•The dispersion parameter k was lower than 0.5 for the entire period in Japan.•The demographic patterns of primary-secondary cases differed between…”
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Predicting the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis based on the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at TB screening in HIV-infected individuals
Published in BMC infectious diseases (29-07-2019)“…The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NL ratio) has been reported to be a predictive biomarker of tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the association between the NL…”
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Epidemiological Factors Associated with COVID-19 Clusters in Medical and Social Welfare Facilities
Published in Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (31-05-2022)“…The characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clusters in medical and social welfare facilities and the factors associated with cluster size are…”
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Protection of the third-dose and fourth-dose mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMJ open (20-12-2023)“…ObjectivesThe rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has raised concerns regarding waning vaccine-induced immunity and durability. We evaluated…”
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The Impact of Hla Allele-Kir Pairs on Disease Outcome in Hiv-Infected Thai Population
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-07-2018)“…BACKGROUND:Class I HLA molecules contribute to HIV control through antigen presentation to both cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and NK cells. Contribution of…”
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The effect of KIR2D-HLA-C receptor-ligand interactions on clinical outcome in a HIV-1 CRF01_AE-infected Thai population
Published in AIDS (London) (24-08-2015)“…Class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles interact with both cytotoxic T lymphocytes through their T-cell receptors, and natural killer cells through their…”
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Author Correction: Exposure to paternal tobacco smoking increased child hospitalization for lower respiratory infections but not for other diseases in Vietnam
Published in Scientific reports (06-04-2020)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Roles of Children and Adolescents in COVID-19 Transmission in the Community: A Retrospective Analysis of Nationwide Data in Japan
Published in Frontiers in pediatrics (10-08-2021)“…Background: Roles of children and adolescents in spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the community is not fully understood. Methods: We analyzed…”
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Stillbirths, Neonatal Morbidity, and Mortality in Health-Facility Deliveries in Urban Gambia
Published in Frontiers in pediatrics (15-02-2021)“…The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013 data showed that up to 63% of deliveries in the country occur in health facilities. Despite such a high rate,…”
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High tuberculosis burden among HIV-infected populations in Thailand due to a low-sensitivity tuberculin skin test
Published in Journal of infection and public health (01-04-2020)“…The current Thai guideline recommends that among people living with HIV, isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) should be given to those with a positive tuberculin…”
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Integration of publicly available case-based data for real-time coronavirus disease 2019 risk assessment, Japan
Published in Western Pacific surveillance and response journal (01-01-2022)“…In response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan, a national COVID-19 cluster taskforce (comprising governmental and nongovernmental…”
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