Japan - 15 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

[makoto]

shigellosis outbreak in 4 prefectures

14/15 persons went to same restaurant chain in northeast Japan

skylark group' restaurant "GUSTO"


skylark group decided to temporary closure to 120 restaurants and a processing plant
the source of infection is investigating by public health centers
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restaurant case

18 to 20 Aug., in 13(or 11 by Nikkei) restaurants

3 men, 2 years old to 40 years old
11 women, 23 years old to 60 years old

Aomori: 2
Miyagi: 2
Yamagata: 5
Fukushima: 5

8 persons were hospitalized
but they are not serious conditions

another case

60s woman in Miyagi pref
the infection route is unknown

ohira village http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Chira,_Miyagi
skylark group http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skylark.co.jp%2Fcompany%2Fnews%2Fpdf%2F2011%2F110831.pdf
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asahi com http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asahi.com%2Fnational%2Fupdate%2F0831%2FTKY201108310334.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
sankei news http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsankei.jp.msn.com%2Faffairs%2Fnews%2F110831%2Fcrm11083117480018-n1.htm&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

Skylark to Shut 120 Restaurants for Now on Dysentery Concern

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. said Wednesday it will voluntarily shut 120 Gusto restaurants mainly in northeastern Japan for the time being due to concerns about dysentery.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100625

(Update) Skylark Shuts 120 Restaurants for Now on Dysentery Concern

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. said Wednesday it is voluntarily shutting 120 Gusto restaurants mainly in northeastern Japan for the time being due to concerns about dysentery.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100904

 

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Re: Japan - 21 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

Re: Japan - 21 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

Reopening of Dysentery-Hit Gusto Restaurants Put Back to Next Week

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. has postponed until Tuesday or later the reopening of 120 of its Gusto restaurants that have been closed since late August due to an outbreak of bacillary dysentery, a company official said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011091600914

pathogen: Shigella sonnei

number of infected patient
Aomori: 2
Miyagi: 2
Yamagata: 5
Fukushima: 21

common foods
tsukemono(Japanese pickled vegetables)

source of infection
?

 

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Re: Japan - 21 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

Re: Japan - 21 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

Skylark to Reopen Dysentery-Hit Restaurants Monday

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. said Wednesday it will on Monday reopen the 120 Gusto restaurants which have been shut since late August due to an outbreak of bacillary dysentery.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092100389

(Update) Skylark to Reopen Dysentery-Hit Restaurants Monday

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. said Wednesday it will on Monday reopen the 120 Gusto restaurants which have been shut since late August due to an outbreak of bacillary dysentery.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092100439

(Update 2) Skylark to Reopen Dysentery-Hit Restaurants Monday

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. said Wednesday it will on Monday reopen the 120 Gusto restaurants which have been shut since late August due to an outbreak of bacillary dysentery.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092100785

 

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Re: Japan - 15 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

pathogen: Shigella sonnei

number of infected patient
Aomori: 2
Miyagi: 2
Yamagata: 26
Fukushima: 21

mainichi jp http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmainichi.jp%2Farea%2Fyamagata%2Fnews%2F20110922ddlk06040074000c.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=

 

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Re: Japan - 15 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

U.S. Fund Bain Capital to Buy Skylark

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)--U.S. investment fund Bain Capital is in final stages of negotiations on purchasing Japanese restaurant chain operator Skylark Co., it was learned Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011101200389

U.S. fund Bain Capital to buy Skylark from Nomura for 250 bil. yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LLC will purchase Japanese restaurant chain Skylark Co. from an investment unit of Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage, for around 250 billion yen, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/10/13/20111013p2g00m0bu089000c.html

 

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Re: Japan - 15 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

U.S. Fund Announces Acquisition of Skylark

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--U.S. investment fund Bain Capital said Friday that it has agreed to buy Japanese restaurant chain operator Skylark Co. for some 260 billion yen........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011102200001

Nomura agrees to sell controlling stake in Skylark to Bain Capital

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday it has agreed to sell a controlling stake of about 78 percent on a voting rights basis in Japanese restaurant chain Skylark Co. to an investment fund with ties to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/10/22/20111022p2g00m0bu028000c.html

 

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Re: Japan - 15 persons infected with shigellosis in 4 prefectures

INTERVIEW: Skylark to Actively Open Restaurants in Disaster Areas

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. plans to open new restaurants actively in coastal areas of the northeastern Japan prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, President Makoto Tani has said in a recent interview.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011121200831