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Japan disease institute says that aerosol transmission could lead to COVID infection

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) announced on its website on March 28 that the coronavirus can be transmitted through inhalation of aerosols floating in the air containing the virus. The...

31 March, 2022

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Japan cases of lethal tick-borne virus set to exceed 100 per year for first time: reports

Cases of a lethal tick-borne virus in Japan are reportedly set to start passing the 100-people-per-year mark for the first time since record keeping on the condition began in 2013. The National Institute of Infectious...

21 November, 2019

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Japan develops 30-minute Ebola virus test

Japanese researchers said on Tuesday that they had developed a new method for Ebola virus that detects the disease in 30 minutes. Professor Jiro Yasuda and his team at Nagasaki University say their process is also...

5 September, 2014

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Thorough measures must be applied to prevent infection at dental clinics

A recent survey shows that sterilization measures are inadequate at many dental clinics. There is an immediate need for thorough measures to prevent the spread of infections at such clinics. Preventative steps are...

2 June, 2014

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Japan suspends use of two vaccines

Japan has suspended the use of two vaccines made by Pfizer, Inc., and Sanofi-Aventis as it investigates the deaths of four children that have been linked to the drugs. The children, who ranged in age from six months to...

8 March, 2011

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