A rare case report of central line-associated bloodstream infection caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis.

Cryptococcus arboriformis (C. arboriformis) is a novel Cryptococcus species belonging to the genus Trichosporonales. This novel species was identified definitively in 2007 using D1/D2 26S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing.

The first imported case of rabies into Japan in 36 years: a forgotten life-threatening disease.

A domestic case of rabies has not been reported in Japan since 1957. The last case of rabies reported in Japan was an imported case from Nepal in 1970. We recently experienced a new case imported from the Philippines, the first case in Japan in 36 years.