Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and Respiratory viral infections research.
Three Cases of Vertical Transmission of Clade Ib Mpox Virus
Effectiveness of BA.1- and BA.4/BA.5-containing bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during the BA.5-dominant period in Japan
Immune escape and waning immunity of COVID-19 monovalent mRNA vaccines against symptomatic infection with BA.1/BA.2 and BA.5 in Japan
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 requiring oxygen therapy, invasive mechanical ventilation, and death in Japan: A multicenter case-control study (MOTIVATE study)
Letter to the editor: Importance of considering high-risk behaviours in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness estimates with observational studies
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters
Efficacy of Antibodies and Antiviral Drugs against Omicron BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 Subvariants
Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development
SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant exhibits efficient replication ex vivo and transmission in vivo
MCPIP1 reduces HBV-RNA by targeting its epsilon structure