date:Apr 28, 2014
ch 2014 and at the same time, outbreaks were confirmed in northern Kyushu area and other prefectures in the northern part of Japan. Numbers of newly affected prefectures by month are as follows: October (1), November (1), December (2), January (1), February (2), March (10), April (16). In addition, diagnostic test result indicated in this report is only on the first case in October 2013.
Outbreaks after the first case are diagnosed at local laboratories in each prefecture by the same method.
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