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  1. Complete Genome Sequences of 13 Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A Strains of Genotypes NA1 and ON1 Isolated in the Philippines

    Article • Genome Announcements, March 2018, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  2. Estimates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus incidences with fraction modeling approach in Baguio City, the Philippines, 2012-2014

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, May 2017, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  3. Global Transmission Dynamics of Measles in the Measles Elimination Era

    Article • Viruses, April 2017, MDPI AG

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  4. Effectiveness of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccines: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Vaccine, April 2017, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  5. First detection of DS-1-like G1P[8] human rotavirus strains from children with diarrhea in the Philippines

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, April 2017, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  6. Environmental Surveillance of Norovirus Genogroups I and II for Sensitive Detection of Epidemic Variants

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2017, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  7. Bordetella pertussis infection in children with severe pneumonia, Philippines, 2012–2015

    Article • Vaccine, February 2017, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  8. Analyses of Evolutionary Characteristics of the Hemagglutinin-Esterase Gene of Influenza C Virus during a Period of 68 Years Reveals Evolutionary Patterns Different from Influenza A and B Viruses

    Article • Viruses, November 2016, MDPI AG

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  9. Mechanisms of replacement of circulating viruses by seasonal and pandemic influenza A viruses

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2016, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  10. Comparative Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Methods for Human Noroviruses in Wastewater and Human Stool

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2016, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  11. Genetic Lineage and Reassortment of Influenza C Viruses Circulating between 1947 and 2014

    Article • Journal of Virology, July 2016, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  12. Differences in viral load among human respiratory syncytial virus genotypes in hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory infections in the Philippines

    Article • Virology Journal, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  13. Association of RSV-A ON1 genotype with Increased Pediatric Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Vietnam

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Nature

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  14. Molecular Characterization of Chikungunya Virus, Philippines, 2011–2013

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  15. Temporal dynamics of norovirus determined through monitoring of municipal wastewater by pyrosequencing and virological surveillance of gastroenteritis cases

    Article • Water Research, April 2016, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  16. Molecular and mathematical modeling analyses of inter-island transmission of rabies into a previously rabies-free island in the Philippines

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, March 2016, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  17. Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Cloning and Functional Characterization of Gastric Cancer-Derived Epstein-Barr Virus Strains

    Article • Journal of Virology, February 2016, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  18. Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Pregnant Women and Infants Under 6 Months in Mongolia: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2016, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  19. Novel insights into human respiratory syncytial virus-host factor interactions through integrated proteomics and transcriptomics analysis

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, February 2016, Informa Healthcare

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  20. Laboratory Diagnosis for Outbreak-Prone Infectious Diseases after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), Philippines

    Article • PLoS Currents, January 2016, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  21. Immediate Needs and Concerns among Pregnant Women During and after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

    Article • PLoS Currents, January 2016, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  22. Molecular Characterization of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Philippines, 2012-2013

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2015, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  23. Conservation of nucleotide sequences for molecular diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, 2015

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2015, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  24. Analysis of influenza transmission in the households of primary and junior high school students during the 2012–13 influenza season in Odate, Japan

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  25. Erratum: Global reemergence of enterovirus D68 as an important pathogen for acute respiratory infections

    Article • Reviews in Medical Virology, July 2015, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  26. Molecular detection and characterization of sapovirus in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in the Philippines

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, July 2015, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  27. Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B, as determined from dried blood spots, among children and their mothers in central Lao People's Democratic Republic: a multistage, stratified cluster sampling survey

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2015, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  28. Evolutionary Dynamics of Tat in HIV-1 Subtypes B and C

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  29. Genetic characterization of measles virus in the Philippines, 2008–2011

    Article • BMC Research Notes, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  30. Intersubtype Genetic Variation of HIV-1 Tat Exon 1

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, June 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  31. Molecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis in the Philippines in 2012–2014

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2015, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  32. Role of Preschool and Primary School Children in Epidemics of Influenza A in a Local Community in Japan during Two Consecutive Seasons with A(H3N2) as a Predominant Subtype

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  33. Incidence and Risk Factors of Childhood Pneumonia-Like Episodes in Biliran Island, Philippines—A Community-Based Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  34. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Detected by Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Leyte Island, the Philippines, 2010–2013

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  35. Molecular Epidemiology of Enterovirus D68 from 2013 to 2014 in Philippines

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2015, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  36. Molecular Epidemiology of the Human Rhinovirus Infection in Mongolia during 2008–2013

    Article • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  37. Seroprevalence and molecular characteristics of hepatitis E virus in household-raised pig population in the Philippines

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  38. Isolation and Characterization of Influenza C Viruses in the Philippines and Japan

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  39. Global reemergence of enterovirus D68 as an important pathogen for acute respiratory infections

    Article • Reviews in Medical Virology, December 2014, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  40. Human G3P[4] rotavirus obtained in Japan, 2013, possibly emerged through a human–equine rotavirus reassortment event

    Article • Virus Genes, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  41. Epidemiology and impact of influenza in Mongolia, 2007–2012

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, July 2014, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  42. Analysis of medical consultation interval between the symptom onset and consultation observed in multiple medical facilities in Odate city, Japan, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, June 2014, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  43. School closures during the 2009 influenza pandemic: national and local experiences

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  44. Phylogeographic analysis of rabies viruses in the Philippines

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, April 2014, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  45. Investigation of an Influenza A (H3N2) outbreak in evacuation centres following the Great East Japan earthquake, 2011

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  46. Estimating influenza outpatients' and inpatients' incidences from 2009 to 2011 in a tropical urban setting in the Philippines

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, January 2014, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  47. Impact of Human Adenovirus Serotype 7 in Hospitalized Children with Severe Fatal Pneumonia in the Philippines

    Article • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  48. Antigenic and Receptor Binding Properties of Enterovirus 68

    Article • Journal of Virology, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  49. Epidemiological Characterization of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Cases from 2009 to 2010 in Baguio City, the Philippines

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  50. Detection of enterovirus 68 in serum from pediatric patients with pneumonia and their clinical outcomes

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, November 2013, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  51. Molecular evolution of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza viruses in Sendai, Japan, during 2009–2011

    Article • Virus Genes, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  52. Molecular Evolution of Enterovirus 68 Detected in the Philippines

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  53. Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  54. A case report of a patient in whom antibodies against the 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus have been present since June 1999

    Article • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  55. Genetic characterization of human respiratory syncytial virus detected in hospitalized children in the Philippines from 2008 to 2012

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Chandra Nath Roy

  56. Genetic Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Genetically Distinct Rabies Viruses in the Philippines

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2013, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  57. Hemagglutination mediated by the spike protein of cell-adapted bovine torovirus

    Article • Archives of Virology, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  58. Impact of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on pneumonia hospitalisations and mortality among adults in northern Miyagi, Japan: a multicentre observational study

    Article • Thorax, February 2013, BMJ

    Hitoshi Oshitani, Dr. Paul E Kilgore

  59. Respiratory viruses from hospitalized children with severe pneumonia in the Philippines

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  60. Genetic diversity and molecular characterization of enteroviruses from sewage-polluted urban and rural rivers in the Philippines

    Article • Virus Genes, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  61. Enhancing the response outcome of infectious disease treatment following natural disasters

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  62. Influenza Transmission in a Community during a Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak (2010–2011) in Mongolia: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2012, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  63. Risk Factors of Household Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Patients Treated with Antivirals: A Prospective Study at a Primary Clinic in Japan

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  64. Detection of non-polio enteroviruses from 17 years of virological surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in the Philippines

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, February 2012, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  65. Cumulative incidence of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 by a community-based serological cohort study in Selenghe Province, Mongolia

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, February 2012, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  66. Acute respiratory infections due to enterovirus 68 in Yamagata, Japan between 2005 and 2010

    Article • Microbiology and Immunology, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hirokazu Kimura, Hitoshi Oshitani

  67. A seroepidemiologic study of Reston ebolavirus in swine in the Philippines

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Masayuki Saijo, Hitoshi Oshitani

  68. Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  69. Detection and Serotyping of Human Adenoviruses from Patients with Influenza-Like Illness in Mongolia

    Article • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2012, Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  70. Monitoring of Influenza Viruses in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Article • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2012, Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  71. Detection of Human Rhinovirus C Viral Genome in Blood among Children with Severe Respiratory Infections in the Philippines

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  72. Mucosal immunity against influenza induced by attenuated recombinant Sendai virus

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, October 2011, Informa Healthcare

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  73. Evolution of the influenza A virus untranslated regions

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, July 2011, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  74. Effects of Vaccination against Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Japanese Children

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  75. Evaluating influenza disease burden during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 influenza seasons in Mongolia

    Article • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, January 2011, World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  76. Viruses That Cross Borders: Factors Responsible for Global Dissemination of Viral Infections

    Article • Intervirology, January 2011, Karger Publishers

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  77. Simplified screening method for detecting oseltamivir resistant pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus by a RT-PCR/restriction fragment length polymorphism assay

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, December 2010, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  78. Influenza surveillance and control in the Western Pacific Region

    Article • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, November 2010, World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  79. Fatal Cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza despite Their Early Antiviral Treatment in Japan

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  80. Comparison of selection pressures on the HA gene of pandemic (2009) and seasonal human and swine influenza A H1 subtype viruses

    Article • Virology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  81. Differentiation of human influenza A viruses including the pandemic subtype H1N1/2009 by conventional multiplex PCR

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, September 2010, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  82. Evolutionary analyses on the HA gene of pandemic H1N1/09: early findings

    Article • Bioinformation, June 2010, Biomedical Informatics

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  83. Proteomics search of influenza A viruses for adaptive mutations to human hosts

    Article • Expert Review of Proteomics, June 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  84. Reassortment between swine influenza A viruses increased their adaptation to humans in pandemic H1N1/09

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, May 2010, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  85. Detection of novel respiratory viruses from influenza-like illness in the Philippines

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, May 2010, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  86. Measles outbreaks in displaced populations: a review of transmission, morbidity and mortality associated factors

    Article • BMC International Health and Human Rights, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  87. Origin of measles virus: divergence from rinderpest virus between the 11th and 12th centuries

    Article • Virology Journal, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  88. Influenza pandemic preparedness and severity assessment of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in South-east Asia

    Article • Public Health, January 2010, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  89. Epidemiological characteristics and low case fatality rate of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan

    Article • PLoS Currents, December 2009, PLOS

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  90. Reassortment between Amantadine‐Resistant and ‐Sensitive H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Generated an Amantadine‐Sensitive Virus during the 2007–2008 Season

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  91. Lancetconferences: Influenza in the Asia–Pacific

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, November 2009, Informa Healthcare

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  92. Stability of the seven hexon hypervariable region sequences of adenovirus types 1–6 isolated in Yamagata, Japan between 1988 and 2007

    Article • Virus Research, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hirokazu Kimura, Hitoshi Oshitani

  93. Evolution of the M gene of the influenza A virus in different host species: large-scale sequence analysis

    Article • Virology Journal, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  94. Major Issues and Challenges of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Developing Countries

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  95. Epidemiology and Transmission of SARS

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  96. Potential benefits and limitations of various strategies to mitigate the impact of an influenza pandemic

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, January 2006, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  97. Hitoshi Oshitani: watching out for an influenza pandemic

    Article • The Lancet, November 2005, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  98. Lessons learned from international responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

    Article • Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  99. Rumor Surveillance and Avian Influenza H5N1

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  100. Lessons Learned from International Responses to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

    Article • Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  101. Can oral cholera vaccination play a role in controlling a cholera outbreak?

    Article • Vaccine, June 2004, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  102. Emergence of amantadine-resistant influenza A viruses: epidemiological study

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, January 2003, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  103. Excess amantadine use and resistant viruses

    Article • The Lancet, December 2001, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  104. Influenza Vaccination Levels and Influenza-Like Illness in Long-Term-Care Facilities for Elderly People in Niigata, Japan, During an Influenza A (H3N2) Epidemic

    Article • Infection Control, November 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  105. Incidence of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Viruses in Sentinel Surveillance Sites and Nursing Homes in Niigata, Japan

    Article • Microbiology and Immunology, October 2000, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  106. Antibody Induction and Frequency of Adverse Reactions to Influenza Vaccines in the Elderly

    Article • Kansenshogaku zasshi, January 2000, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  107. Incidence of Amantadine-resistant Influenza A (genotype Ser-31-Asn) in Nursing Homes in Niigata, Japan

    Article • Kansenshogaku zasshi, January 2000, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  108. Replication of Clinical Measles Virus Strains in Hispid Cotton Rats

    Article • Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, May 1999, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  109. PCR-RFLP Analysis of Cytomegalovirus Infections Associated with Bone Marrow Transplantation in Japanese Children

    Article • Microbiology and Immunology, April 1999, Wiley

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  110. Effect of Prostaglandin A and Tunicamycin on Rotavirus Assembly

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  111. Isolation of measles virus from infants in Lusaka

    Article • The Lancet, May 1998, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani

  112. Measles case fatality by sex, vaccination status, and HIV-1 antibody in Zambian children

    Article • The Lancet, August 1996, Elsevier

    Hitoshi Oshitani