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FEVER

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2018
Meat tracking said key to fight African swine fever: OIE
Tracking meat and meat products from pigs infected with African swine fever is key to fight the spread of the highly viral disease as it can survive in processed food, the Deputy head of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2018
Japan's first case of swine fever in 26 years triggers pig cull and nationwide export ban
Pork shipments out of Japan are expected to be canceled for at least three months.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2018
India's flood-hit Kerala state faces shortages of 'rat fever' drug
India's flood-ravaged Kerala state is facing shortages of a drug that fights an infectious bacterial disease after the worst flooding in a century, forcing authorities to turn to other states to help ramp up supplies.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017
Brazilian scientists develop biosensor for cheap dengue diagnosis
Brazilian scientists have developed a biosensor that can quickly detect dengue and could help create a cheap tool to diagnose the painful mosquito-borne virus that infects millions each year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2017
European nations worry about spread of deadly diseases from overseas
Europe is facing a growing risk of new disease outbreaks — which may prove difficult to quickly detect and stop — as rising temperatures make the region more vulnerable to illnesses brought in by travelers and trade, a leading health expert has warned.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 24, 2017
T-C-T and TPAM set to offer a hot winter's feast of the arts
A bonanza is brewing in Tokyo and Yokohama for lovers of cross-cultural contemporary theater.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2016
Rural Cambodia uses guppy to fight dengue
In the backyards of rural Cambodia, a tiny weapon is being deployed to fight dengue fever, the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease, which causes debilitating flu-like symptoms and can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Mar 4, 2015
Seeking pollen protection in Japan with sprays, apps and nose plugs
Here are a few examples of how people in Japan combat, or endure, the harsh allergy season.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2014
Mosquito-borne dengue targeted by antibody with hope for vaccine
Scientists have discovered new antibodies that neutralize viruses that cause dengue, potentially putting a universal vaccine within reach for a mosquito-borne illness that strikes an estimated 400 million people a year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 2, 2014
Shizuoka set for a rock fest with local flare
A raucous bassist shouting at the top of his lungs, a guitarist who models himself on AC/DC's Angus Young and a drummer dressed in nothing but a fundoshi (loincloth) — meet The Wemmer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2014
U.S. Ebola nurse, Maine settle quarantine suit; patient in isolation at Duke
The state of Maine and a nurse who had treated victims of the Ebola virus in West Africa reached a settlement deal on Monday, allowing her to travel freely in public but requiring her to monitor her health closely and report any symptoms.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2014
Another type of dengue virus found in Japan
The government said Monday that a man in Shizuoka Prefecture is infected with a dengue virus that has a different genetic sequence than the virus first detected in Japan in August.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 20, 2014
Tabloids voice alarm over dengue surge
The first case of dengue fever was reported on Aug. 27. As of Friday, the number had increased to 141 people in 17 prefectures — not one of whom had traveled abroad. If the asymptotic or unreported cases are included, it's quite possible that figure may be two or threefold.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2014
Dengue virus infiltrates two more parks, hitting Ueno, Shinjuku Gyoen
A young woman is thought to have contracted dengue fever at Tokyo's Ueno Park, and the virus is also detected in a mosquito in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2014
Defeating dengue fever
We should probably expect infections of the mosquito-borne virus that causes dengue fever somewhere in Japan every summer because of the effects of global warming and the rise in overseas travel.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2014
Yoyogi mosquitoes still carrying dengue virus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the dengue virus was detected again in mosquitoes collected in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2014
Anti-mosquito products flying off shelves amid dengue outbreak
The ongoing outbreak of dengue fever traced to Tokyo's Yoyogi Park is prompting consumers to snap up anti-mosquito skin sprays in a season when sales of the item usually decline, while a novel type of mosquito guard is also seeing a sudden surge in demand, industry sources say.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 6, 2014
Dengue spreads beyond two Tokyo parks; tally at 74
Dengue fever cases rise to 74 as evidence emerges that the virus is no longer confined to the two parks so far linked to the rare outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2014
Tokyo closes most of Yoyogi Park after dengue-carrying mosquitoes found
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government closed most of Yoyogi Park on Thursday after confirming that mosquitoes caught in traps earlier this week were carrying the dengue virus, metropolitan officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2014
Mosquito traps placed in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park to gauge dengue fever spread
Faced with the first domestic outbreak of dengue fever since 1945, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Tuesday set up mosquito traps in Yoyogi Park to gauge how many of the insects are carrying the disease.

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