Publications by authors named "Haruka Yanagawa"
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- * A study from 2012 to 2021 analyzed radiocesium levels in the stomach contents and muscles of wild rodents and insectivores in Fukushima Prefecture, revealing a decrease in Cs concentrations at one site (Mt. Kuchibutoyama) but stability or slight increase at another (Mt. Hayama).
- * The study estimated effective half-lives for Cs in stomach contents and muscles, indicating it may remain in some species for years, with concentrations of Cs still detectable as of November 2021, highlighting ongoing ecological concerns.
From 2012 to 2021, prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia in wild rodents captured in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan was investigated twice a year to clarify the ecology of this pathogen in wild rodent populations. Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica O8 was isolated from 13 (1.7%) of 755 wild rodents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA total of 481 samples, including 417 shrimp and molluscan shellfish samples from retail shops and farms and 64 water samples from shrimp and molluscan shellfish farms in the Mekong Delta located the southern part of Vietnam, were examined for the presence of () caused acute haepatopancreatic necrosic disease (AHPND) in shrimp. strains were isolated in two of 298 (0.7%) molluscan shellfish samples from retail shops, seven of 71 (9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA total of 449 samples including 385 seafood and 64 water samples in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam collected in 2015 and 2016 were examined. Of 385 seafood samples, 332 (86.2%) samples were contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus and 25 (6.
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