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Shoko Okitsu

Shoko Okitsu

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Microbiology

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49
Citations
7871
World Ranking
4591
National Ranking
187

Overview

Shoko Okitsu is affiliated with Nihon University in Japan and has made significant contributions to the field of medical virology, particularly focusing on viral gastroenteritis and infectious diseases. Their research spans several intersecting areas within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences.

The primary focus of Okitsu's research lies in the study of viral gastroenteritis, with an emphasis on viral infections and immunology, animal virus infections, and virus-based gene therapy. Additional topics covered include respiratory viral infections, hepatitis virus epidemiology, and studies related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

Okitsu's research contributions are published in numerous scientific venues, with frequent appearances in the following journals:

  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Journal of Infection and Public Health
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Clinical Laboratory

Several recent notable publications by Okitsu include:

  • "Changing distribution of rotavirus A genotypes circulating in Japanese children with acute gastroenteritis in outpatient clinic, 2014-2020," 2022, Journal of Infection and Public Health
  • "Reverse Genetics Approach for Developing Rotavirus Vaccine Candidates Carrying VP4 and VP7 Genes Cloned from Clinical Isolates of Human Rotavirus," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Distribution of rotavirus genotypes in Japan from 2015 to 2018: Diversity in genotypes before and after introduction of rotavirus vaccines," 2020, Vaccine
  • "Impact of meteorological parameters and population density on variants of SARS-CoV-2 and outcome of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan," 2021, Epidemiology and Infection
  • "An increasing trend of human sapovirus infection in Japan, 2009 to 2019: An emerging public health concern," 2022, Journal of Infection and Public Health

Okitsu frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Hiroshi Ushijima
  • Pattara Khamrin
  • Satoshi Hayakawa
  • Niwat Maneekarn
  • Sheikh Ariful Hoque

Their work encompasses several subfields including infectious diseases, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, animal science and zoology, genetics, and epidemiology. This multidisciplinary approach supports broader efforts to understand virus epidemiology, transmission patterns, and vaccine development, especially concerning rotavirus and other gastroenteric viruses.

Best Publications

  • Detection of norovirus (GI, GII), Sapovirus and astrovirus in fecal samples using reverse transcription single-round multiplex PCR

    Hainian Yan;Fumihiro Yagyu;Shoko Okitsu;Osamu Nishio

  • Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Grant S. Hansman;Kazuhiko Katayama;Niwat Maneekarn;Supatra Peerakome

  • Genetic heterogeneity, evolution, and recombination in noroviruses

    Tung Gia Phan;Kunio Kaneshi;Yuichi Ueda;Shigekazu Nakaya

  • Diversity of viruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in children hospitalized with diarrhea in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

    Tuan Anh Nguyen;Tuan Anh Nguyen;Fumihiro Yagyu;Michio Okame;Tung Gia Phan

  • Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Aichi Viruses from Fecal Specimens Collected in Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam

    Ngan Thi Kim Pham;Pattara Khamrin;Tuan Anh Nguyen;Dey Shuvra Kanti

  • Novel porcine rotavirus of genotype P[27] shares new phylogenetic lineage with G2 porcine rotavirus strain.

    Pattara Khamrin;Niwat Maneekarn;Supatra Peerakome;Wisoot Chan-it

  • Existence of multiple outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis among infants in a day care center in Japan.

    S. Akihara;T. G. Phan;T. A. Nguyen;G. Hansman

  • Changing distribution of norovirus genotypes and genetic analysis of recombinant GIIb among infants and children with diarrhea in Japan.

    Tung Gia Phan;Toshimasa Kuroiwa;Kunio Kaneshi;Yuichi Ueda

  • Molecular characterization of a rare G3P[3] human rotavirus reassortant strain reveals evidence for multiple human-animal interspecies transmissions

    Pattara Khamrin;Niwat Maneekarn;Supatra Peerakome;Fumihiro Yagyu

  • Detection of norovirus and sapovirus infection among children with gastroenteritis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    G. S. Hansman;L. T. P. Doan;T. A. Kguyen;S. Okitsu

  • Genetic heterogeneity, evolution and recombination in emerging G9 rotaviruses.

    Tung Gia Phan;Shoko Okitsu;Niwat Maneekarn;Hiroshi Ushijima

  • Human astrovirus, norovirus (GI, GII), and sapovirus infections in Pakistani children with diarrhea.

    Tung Gia Phan;Michio Okame;Tuan Anh Nguyen;Niwat Maneekarn

  • A single-tube multiplex PCR for rapid detection in feces of 10 viruses causing diarrhea.

    Pattara Khamrin;Makiko Okame;Aksara Thongprachum;Nattika Nantachit

  • An outbreak of adenovirus serotype 41 infection in infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Maizuru City, Japan.

    Hideaki Shimizu;Tung Gia Phan;Shuichi Nishimura;Shoko Okitsu

  • Detection and Genetic Characterization of Group A Rotavirus Strains Circulating among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Japan

    Tung Gia Phan;Pattara Khamrin;Trinh Duy Quang;Shuvra Kanti Dey

  • Four-year study of viruses that cause diarrhea in Japanese pediatric outpatients.

    Aksara Thongprachum;Aksara Thongprachum;Sayaka Takanashi;Angela F C Kalesaran;Angela F C Kalesaran;Shoko Okitsu;Shoko Okitsu

  • Porcine kobuvirus in piglets, Thailand.

    Pattara Khamrin;Niwat Maneekarn;Aphisek Kongkaew;Sompreeya Kongkaew

  • Emergence of human G9 rotavirus with an exceptionally high frequency in children admitted to hospital with diarrhea in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Pattara Khamrin;Supatra Peerakome;Lumduan Wongsawasdi;Supin Tonusin

  • Molecular epidemiology of adenovirus infection among pediatric population with diarrhea in Asia.

    Lei Li;Tung Gia Phan;Tuan Anh Nguyen;Kyo Sun Kim

  • Molecular detection of kobuvirus sequences in stool samples collected from healthy pigs in Japan

    Pattara Khamrin;Niwat Maneekarn;Satoshi Hidaka;Seigo Kishikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Ushijima
Hiroshi Ushijima Nihon University
Niwat Maneekarn
Niwat Maneekarn Chiang Mai University
Hiroyuki Shimizu
Hiroyuki Shimizu National Institutes of Health
Werner E. G. Müller
Werner E. G. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Grant S. Hansman
Grant S. Hansman Griffith University
Tung Gia Phan
Tung Gia Phan University of Pittsburgh
Naokazu Takeda
Naokazu Takeda National Institutes of Health
Kazuhiko Katayama
Kazuhiko Katayama Kitasato University
Koki Taniguchi
Koki Taniguchi Fujita Health University
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University

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