Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, Japan, 1999-2004.
In 1999, an infectious disease prevention law was enacted in Japan that affected the nationwide infectious surveillance system. A total of 19,304 laboratory-confirmed verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli cases were reported through 2004. The annual incidence was 2.74/100,000 population; its fluctuation over time and space was associated with climate, socioeconomic, and population factors.
Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Mio
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Sakuma
Mitsuyoshi
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Urashima
Nobuhiko
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Okabe
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002980:Climate; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D022603:Shiga Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D022603:Shiga Toxins