Research projects and Achievements

  • Presentation Ryota Matsuyama. Distributive justice of scientific knowledge in One Health. Tsukuba Conference 2023. (2023年9月28日)
  • Misc 梅本 礼子, 恒松 美輪子, 松山 亮太, 梯 正之. 広島県がん登録情報からみえるがん医療の地域差：診断のための医療圏移動の現状. 日本公衆衛生雑誌. 70(9). 554-563.
  • Ukita M, Kuwata K, Tanaka E, Matsuyama R, Isoda N, Sakoda Y, Yamamoto T, Makita K. Exploring Appropriate Strategies for Vaccination against Classical Swine Fever under a Dynamic Change in Antibody Titer in Sows after Starting Vaccination in a Japanese Farm Setting. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2023. 5541976.
  • Rahman MJ, Rahman MM, Kakehashi M, Matsuyama R, Sarker MHR, Ali M, Promitee SK, Prihanto JB, Ahmed A, Shimpuku Y. Impact of eHealth education to reduce anemia among school-going adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of family medicine and primary care 12(11). 2023. 2569-2575.
  • Impact of eHealth education to reduce anemia among school-going adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Rahman MJ, Rahman MM, Kakehashi M, Matsuyama R, Sarker MHR, Ali M, Promitee SK, Prihanto JB, Ahmed A, Shimpuku Y.J Family Med Prim Care 12:2569-2575. 2023. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1010_23.
  • Exploring appropriate strategies for vaccination against classical swine fever under a dynamic change in antibody titer in sows after starting vaccination in a Japanese farm setting. Ukita M, Kuwata K, Tanaka E, Matsuyama R, Isoda N, Sakoda Y, Yamamoto I, Makita K. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. 5541976. 2023. doi: 10.1155/2023/5541976 Role of Plasmids in co-selection of antimicrobial resistances among Escherichia coli isolated from pigs. Ozawa M, Shirakawa T, Moriya K, Furya Y, Kawanishi M, Makita K, Sekiguchi Н. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 20: 435-441. 2023. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2023.0021
  • Structure and milk hygiene of dairy cooperative value chains in an intensive production area of Uganda- A bottleneck of intervention.Sugino S, Bugeza J, Bahame D, Byaruhanga J, Shimazaki H, Anzai M, Kayano T, Mwebembezi W, Akashaba A, Shimada T, Muramatsu Y, Makita K. Front Sustain Food Syst. 7:1110915. 2023. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1110915

  • Rahman MJ, Rahman MM, Matsuyama R, Tsunematsu M, Islam R, Ahmed A, Banu B, Hossain SM, Habibur M, Sarker R, Monjur F, Roshid MM, Islam MR, Kakehashi M. (2022) Feasibility and acceptability of telepathology system among the rural communities of Bangladesh: A pilot study, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 11, 2613.
  • Omori R, Matsuyama R, Nakata Y, Furihata M, Kasai H. (2022) Estimating the comprehensive overview of Oncorhynchus masou virus disease outbreak in Rainbow trout using mortality data: Coupling data on experimental infection and field observation by mathematical modeling, Aquaculture, 554, 738165.
  • Matsuyama R, Yamamoto T, Hayama Y, Omori R. (2022) Measuring impact of vaccination among wildlife: The case of bait vaccine campaigns for classical swine fever epidemic among wild boar in Japan, PLOS Computational Biology, 18, e1010510.
  • Kimura J, Kudo H, Fukuda A, Yamada M, Makita K, Oka K, Takahashi M, Tamura Y, Usui M. (2022) Decreasing the abundance of tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli in pig feces during nursery using flavophospholipol as a pig feed additive. Veterinary and Animal Science 15, 100236-100236.
  • Nakada S, Fujimoto Y, Kohara J, Makita K. (2022) Economic losses associated with mastitis due to bovine leukemia virus infection. Journal of Dairy Science
  • Kamata Y, Tojinbara K, Hampson K, Makita K. (2022) The final stages of dog rabies elimination from Japan. Zoonoses and Public Health   https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12989 [Link]
  • Fukumoto F, Kimura Y, Tsutsumi A, Hori A, Tanaka A, Ukita M, Makita K. (2022) The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 in Japanese companion animal clinics. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 84(8) 1041-1050. doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0072
  • Mogano K, Suzuki T, Mohale D, Phahladira B, Ngoepe E, Kamata Y, Chirima G, Sabeta C, Makita K. (2022) Spatio-temporal epidemiology of animal and human rabies in northern South Africa between 1998 and 2017. PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease. 16(7): e0010464.   https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010464 [Link]
  • Bonfoh B, Koné BV, Koffi YD, Miyama T, Fujimoto Y, Fokou G, Zinsstag J, Sugimura R, Makita K. (2022) Healthy aging: comparative analysis of local perception and diet in two health districts of Côte d’Ivoire and Japan. Frontiers in Aging 3:817371.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2022.817371 [Link]
  • Ngoepe E, Chirima JG, Mohale D, Mogano K, Suzuki T, Makita K, Sabeta CT. (2022) Rabies outbreak in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas), South Africa, 2016. Epidemiology and Infection 150, e137.   https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268821002685 [Link]
  • Asakura S, Makingi G, John K, Kazwala R, Makita K. (2022) Use of a participatory method for community-based brucellosis control design in agro-pastoral areas in Tanzania. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9:767198.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.767198 [Link]
  • Nakada S, Fujimoto Y, Kohara J, Adachi Y, Makita K. (2022) Estimation of economic loss by carcass weight reduction of Japanese dairy cows due to infection with bovine leukemia virus. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 198, 105528   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105528 [Link]

  • 蒔田浩平, 磯田典和, 伊藤聡, 福元風夏, 伊藤貢, 桑田桂輔. (2021) 野生イノシシ集団での豚熱発生初期における 基本再生産数の推定, 日本獣医師会雑誌, 74, 819-825.
  • Makita K. (2021) Animal health and food safety risk assessments. Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz. 40(2), 533-544.   https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.40.2.3243 [Link]
  • Yamagami T, Miyama T, Toyomaki H, Sekiguchi S, Sasaki Y, Sueyoshi M, Makita K. (2021) Analysis of the effect of feedback feeding on the farm-level occurrence of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 83(11), 1772-1781.   https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0343 [Link]
  • Makita K, Ikegami M, Matsumoto T. (2021) Improving the livelihood of livestock and farmers and public health in developing countries through the provision of solutions for the various risks they face. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 55 (S1), 533-541.Makita K, Ikegami M, Matsumoto T. (2021) Improving the livelihood of livestock and farmers and public health in developing countries through the provision of solutions for the various risks they face. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 55 (S1), 533-541.
  • Makita K, Isoda N, Ito S, Fukumoto F, Ito M, Kuwata K. (2021) Estimation of basic reproduction number of classical swine fever in wild boar during the early phase of the outbreak. Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association 74, 819-825 (in Japanese).
  • Makita K, Sugahara N, Nakamura K, Matsuoka T, Sakai M, Tamura Y. (2021) Current status of antimicrobial drug use in Japanese companion animal clinics and the factors associated with their use. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8: 705648. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.705648
  • Ukita M, Hozé N, Nemoto T, Cauchemez S, Asakura S, Makingi G, Kazwala R, Makita K. (2021) Quantitative evaluation of the infection dynamics of bovine brucellosis in Tanzania. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 194, 105425.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105425 [Link]
  • Usui M, Nozawa Y, Fukuda A, Sato T, Yamada M, Makita K, Tamura Y. (2021) Decreased colistin resistance and mcr-1 prevalence in pig-derived Escherichia coli in Japan after banning colistin as a feed additive. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 24, 383-386.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2021.01.016 [Link]
  • FAO (Makita K as a contributor) (2021) Risk profile - Group B Streptococcus (GBS) - Streptococcus agalactiae sequence type (ST) 283 in freshwater fish. Bangkok.   https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5067en [Link]

  • Sabeta C, Mohale D, Phahladira B, Ngoepe E, van Schalkwyk A, Mogano K, Chirima G, Suzuki T, Makita K. (2020) Complete coding sequences of 23 South African domestic and wildlife rabies viruses. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 9:e00621-20.
  • Gutema FD, Agga GE, Makita K, Smith RL, Mourits M, Tufa TB, Leta S, Beyene TJ, Asefa Z, Urge B, Ameni G. (2020) Evaluation of the control options of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia using a multi-criteria decision analysis. Front. Vet. Sci. 7: 586056. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.586056
  • Itami T, Hanazono K, Makita K, Yamashita K. (2020) Cardiovascular effects of intravenous pimobendan in experimental canine model with acute respiratory acidosis. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 13178.   https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13178 [Link]
  • Asakura S, Makingi G, John K, Kazwala R, Makita K. (2020) Seroprevalence and risk factors for human brucellosis in agro-pastoral areas in Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 21(1), 1-10.   https://doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v21i1.7 [Link]
  • Hori A, Seo W, Miyoshi K, Makita K, Hanazono K, Nakade T. (2020) Evaluation of basilar artery and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics using phase-contrast MRI: Comparison between mannitol and isotonic saline solution. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 1-8, DOI: 10.1111/vru.12898.
  • Makita K, Steenbergen E, Haruta L, Hossain S, Nakahara Y, Tamura Y, Watanabe T, Kadowaki H, Asakura S. (2020) Quantitative understanding of the decision-making process for farm biosecurity among Japanese livestock farmers using the KAP-Capacity framework. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:614.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00614 [Link]
  • Makita K, Fujimoto Y, Sugahara N, Miyama T, Usui M, Asai T, Kawanishi M, Ozawa M, Tamura Y. (2020) Quantitative release assessment of mcr-mediated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli from Japanese pigs. Food Safety 8(2), 13-33. doi: 10.14252/foodsafetyfscj.D-20-00004.
  • Fujimoto Y, Ito H, Higuchi H, Ohno H, Makita K. (2020) A case-control study of herd- and cow-level risk factors associated with an outbreak of Mycoplasma mastitis in Nemuro, Japan. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 177, 104946.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.104946 [Link]
  • Miyama T, Byaruhanga J, Okamura I, Nakatsuji H, Nakao T, Oikawa S, Mwebembezi W, Makita K. (2020) Current dairy herd management practices and their influence on milk yield and subclinical ketosis in an intensive dairy production region of Uganda. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 24(1), 1-10.
  • Miyama T, Byaruhanga J, Okamura I, Uchida L, Muramatsu Y, Mwebembezi W, Vudriko P, Makita K. (2020) Effect of chemical tick control practices in tick infestation and Theileria parva infection in an intensive dairy production region of Uganda. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 11, 101438.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101438 [Link]
  • Koide K, Murata R, Khoa AX, Ly NK, Tam PT, Tra VTT, Nhiem DV, Kubota S, Kono H, Makita K. (2020) Influence of mastitis and repeat breeding incidence on participation in the animal insurance program for dairy farmers in Ba Vi, Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2(4), 461-468.
  • Miyama T, Byaruhanga J, Okamura I, Nagahata H, Murata R, Mwebembezi W, Muramatsu Y, Makita K. (2020) Prevalence of sub-clinical mastitis and its association with milking practices in an intensive dairy production region of Uganda. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 82(4), 488-493.   https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.19-0588 [Link]
  • Isoda N, Baba K, Ito S, Ito M, Sakoda Y, Makita K. (2020) Dynamics of classical swine fever spread in wild boar in 2018–2019, Japan. Pathogens 9, 119; doi:10.3390/pathogens9020119

  • Sirma AJ, Makita K, Randolph DG, Senerwa D, Lindahl JF. (2019) Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer. Toxins 11, 469.
  • Itami T, Hanazono K, Oyama N, Sano T, Makita K, Yamashita K. (2019) Cardiovascular effects of intravenous colforsin in normal and acute respiratory acidosis canine models: A dose-response study. PLoS ONE 14(7), e0213414.
  • Yamada A, Makita K, Kadowaki H, Ito N, Sugiyama M, Kwan NCL, Sugiura K. (2019) A comparative review of prevention of rabies incursion between Japan and other rabies-free countries or regions. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 72, 203-10.
  • Uchida L, Byaruhanga J, Okamura I, Miyama T, Muramatsu Y, Vudriko P, Makita K. (2019) FTA-sodium hydroxide-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR): an efficient and cheaper option for Theileria parva detection in dairy cattle in Mbarara, Uganda. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 82(2)   https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.19-0521 [Link]
  • Uchida L, Byaruhanga J, Okamura I, Miyama T, Muramatsu Y, Vudriko P, Makita K. (2019) FTA-sodium hydroxide-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR): an efficient and cheaper option for Theileria parva detection in dairy cattle in Mbarara, Uganda. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 82(2)
  • Makita K, Sina SK, Lindahl J, Desissa F. (2019) Computation of risk assessment modelling. Pasquale Ferranti, Elliot Berry, and Anderson Jock ed. Encyclopedia of food security and sustainability (book). Volume 3, 371-380, Elsevier.
  • Makita K, de Haan N, Nguyen-Viet H, Grace D. (2019) Assessing food safety risks in low and middle-income countries. Encyclopedia of food security and sustainability (book). Volume 3, 448-453.
  • Makita K, Yamamoto T. (2019) Basic reproduction number as a measure of the rapidity of the inter-farm spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea during the initial phase of the epidemic in Japan in 2013-2014. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 23(2), 111 – 118.   https://doi.org/10.2743/jve.23.111 [Link]
  • Sasaki Y, Sekiguchi S, Toyomaki H, Makita K, Sueyoshi M. (2019) Assessment of the economic impact of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) epidemic in the southern Kyushu, Japan. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 23（1）, 53―62.
  • Dang-Xuan S, Nguyen-Viet H, Pham-Duc P, Unger F, Tran-Thi N, Grace D, Makita K. (2019) Risk factors associated with Salmonella spp. prevalence along smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam. International Journal of Food Microbiology 290, 105-115.

  • Poolkhet C, Makita K, Thongratsakul S, Leetehapongsathon K. (2018) Exponential random graph models to evaluate the movement of backyard chickens after the avian influenza crisis in 2004–2005, Thailand. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 158, 71-77.
  • Kothalawala KACHA, Makita K, Kothalawala H, Jiffry AM, Kubota S, Kono H. (2018) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to brucellosis and factors affecting knowledge sharing on animal diseases: a cross-sectional survey in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Tropical Animal Health and Production 50(5), 983-989. doi: 10.1007/s11250-018-1521-y.
  • Sirma A, Lindahl JF, Makita K, Senerwa D, Mtimet N, Kang'ethe EK, Grace D. (2018) The impacts of aflatoxin standards on health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya. Global Food Security 18, 57-61.
  • Sirma A, Lindahl JF, Makita K, Senerwa D, Mtimet N, Kang'ethe EK, Grace D. (2018) The impacts of aflatoxin standards on health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya. Global Food Security 18, 57-61.
  • Sirma A, Lindahl JF, Makita K, Senerwa D, Mtimet N, Kang'ethe EK, Grace D. (2018) The impacts of aflatoxin standards on health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya. Global Food Security 18, 57-61.
  • Kadowaki H, Hampson K, Tojinbara K, Yamada A, Makita K. (2018) The risk of rabies spread in Japan: a mathematical modelling assessment. Epidemiology and Infection 1-8.
  • Kadowaki H, Duc PP, Sato K, Phuong PTM, Hagiwara K, Makita K. (2018) Socio-economic factors associated with voluntary rabies control measures in Vietnam. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 157, 105-114.
  • Asakura S, Makingi G, Kazwala R, Makita K. (2018) Herd-level risk factors associated with Brucella sero-positivity in cattle, and perception and behaviours on the disease control among agro-pastoralists in Tanzania. Acta Tropica 187, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.010.
  • Nakada S, Kohara J, Makita K. (2018) Estimation of circulating bovine leukemia virus levels using conventional blood cell counts. Journal of Dairy Science 101(12), 11229-36.
  • Dang-Xuan S, Nguyen-Viet H, Pham-Duc P, Grace D, Unger F, Nguyen-Hai N, Nguyen Tien T, Makita K. (2018) Simulating cross-contamination of cooked pork with Salmonella enterica from raw pork through home kitchen preparation in Vietnam. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, 2324.
  • Toyomaki H, Sekiguchi S, Sasaki Y, Sueyoshi M, Makita K. (2018) Factors associated with farm-level infection of porcine epidemic diarrhea during the early phase of the epidemic in Japan in 2013 and 2014. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 150, 77-85.
  • Asakura S, Makingi G, Kazwala R, Makita K. (2018) Brucellosis risks in urban and agro-pastoral areas in Tanzania. Ecohealth 15, 41-51. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1308-z.

  • Makita K, Bonfoh B, Zinsstag J. (2017) Hot topics in Ecohealth research: a joint Japanese-Swiss perspective. Ecohealth, doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1295-0.
  • Miyama T, Watanabe E, Ogata Y, Urushiyama Y, Kawahara N, Makita K. (2017) Herd-level risk factors associated with Leptospira Hardjo infection in dairy herds in the southern Tohoku, Japan. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 149, 15-20.
  • Adachi Y, Makita K. (2017) Time series analysis based on two-part models for excessive zero count data to detect farm-level outbreaks of swine echinococcosis during meat inspections. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 148, 49-57.
  • Kothalawala KAC, Makita K, Kothalawala H, Jiffrey AM, Kubota S, Kono H. (2017) Association of farmers' socio-economics with bovine brucellosis epidemiology in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 147, 117-123.
  • Makita K, Mahundi E, Toyomaki H, Ishihara K, Sanka P, Kaaya EJ, Grace. (2017) Risk assessment of campylobacteriosis due to consumption of roast beef served in beer bars in Arusha, Tanzania. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 21(1), 55-64.
  • Sasaki Y, Toyomaki H, Sekiguchi S, Sueyoshi M, Makita K, Otake S, Perez A, and Alvarez. (2017) Spatial dynamics of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) spread in the southern Kyushu, Japan. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 144: 81-88. doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.025.
  • Kurosawa A, Tojinbara K, Kadowaki H, Hampson K, Yamada A, Makita K. (2017) The rise and fall of rabies in Japan: a quantitative history of rabies epidemics in Osaka Prefecture, 1914-1933. PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease 11(3):e0005435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005435.
  • Kono H, Kubota S, Senbokuya Y, Makita K, Nishida T, Tran MH. (2017). Animal insurance and farmer's behavior in Vietnam. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 16(2): 1-12. doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2017/31910

  • Dang-Xuan S, Nguyen-Viet H, Unger F, Pham-Duc P, Grace D, Tran-Thi N, Barot M, Pham-Thi N, Makita K. (2016) Quantitative risk assessment of human salmonellosis in the smallholder pig value chains in urban of Vietnam. International Journal of Public Health 62, Supplement 1, 93-102. doi:10.1007/s00038-016-0921-x.
  • Kirino Y, Makita K, Grace D, Lindahl J. (2016) Hazard identification for assessment of the risk to human health associated with aflatoxin M1 in dairy value chain in Nairobi, Kenya. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) 16(3): 11022-38.
  • Sirma AJ, Senerwa DM, Grace D, Makita K, Mtimet N, Kang’ethe EK, Lindahl, JF. (2016) Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) 16(3): 10991-11003.
  • Ando T, Takino T, Makita K, Tajima M, Koiwa M, Hagiwara K. (2016) Sero-epidemiological analysis of vertical transmission relative risk of Borna disease virus infection in dairy herds. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 78(11): 1669-72.
  • Yokozawa T, Dang-Xuan S, Lapar L, Makita K. (2016) Transition of Salmonella prevalence in pork value chain from pig slaughterhouses to markets in Hung Yen, Vietnam. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 20(1): 51-8.
  • Kadowaki H, Kayano T, Tobinaga T, Tsutsumi A, Watari M, Makita K. (2016) Analysis of factors associated with hesitation to restart farming after depopulation of animals due to 2010 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Japan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 78(8): 1251-9.
  • Makita K, Goto M, Ozawa M, Kawanishi M, Koike R, Asai T, Tamura Y. (2016) Multivariable analysis of the association between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from apparently healthy pigs in Japan. Microbial Drug Resistance 22(1): 28-39.

  • achi Y, Makita K. (2015) Real time detection of farm-level swine mycobacteriosis outbreak using time series modelling of the number of condemned intestines in abattoirs. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 77(9): 1129-36.
  • Hibi J, Kurosawa A, Watanabe T, Kadowaki H, Watari M, Makita K. (2015) Post-traumatic stress disorder in participants of foot-and-mouth disease epidemic control in Miyazaki, Japan, in 2010. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 77(8): 953-9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0512.   https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/advpub/0/advpub_14-0512/_pdf [Link]
  • Makita K, Tsuji A, Iki Y, Kurosawa A, Kadowaki H, Tsutsumi A, Nogami T, Watari M. (2015) Mental and physical distress of field veterinarians during and soon after control of the 2010 foot and mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki, Japan. OIE Scientific and Technical Review 34(3): 699-712.

  • Zhang H, Kono H, Makita K, Kubota S. (2014) An integrated epidemiological-economic analysis of HP-PRRS control strategies in Vietnam. Japanese Journal of Rural Economics 16(57): 57-64.
  • Usui, M., Ozawa, S., Onozato, H., Kuge, R., Obata, Y., Uemae, T., Ngoc, PT., Heriyanto, A., Chalemchaikit, T., Makita, K., Muramatsu, Y., Tamura, Y. (2014) Antimicrobial susceptibility of indicator bacteria isolated from chickens in Southeast Asian countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand). Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 76(5): 685-92.
  • Oguttu, J., McCrindle, C., Makita, K., Grace, D. (2014) Investigation of the food value chain of ready-to-eat chicken and the associated risk for staphylococcal food poisoning in Tshwane Metropole, South Africa. Food Control 45: 87-94.
  • Makita K, Inoshita K, Kayano T, Uenoyama K, Hagiwara K, Asakawa M, Ogawa K, Kawamura S, Noda J, Sera K, Sasaki H, Nakatani N, Higuchi H, Ishikawa N, Iwano H, Tamura Y. (2014) Temporal Changes in Environmental Health Risks and Socio-Psychological Status in Areas Affected by the 2011 Tsunami in Ishinomaki, Japan. Environment and Pollution 3(1): 1-12.
  • Yobouet, BA., Kouamé-Sina, SM., Dadié, A., Makita, K., Grace, D. (2014) Contamination of raw milk with Bacillus cereus from farm to retail in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and possible health implications. Dairy Science and Technology 94: 51-60.

  • Makita, K., Tobinaga, T., Kadowaki, H., Yamamoto, H. (2013) The effects of the types of post milking teat disinfectants on the occurrence and cost of mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus among dairy herds in Okhotsk, Japan. Journal of Veterinary Epidemiology 17(2): 125-131.
  • Inoue, M., Shimura, R., Uebayashi, A., Ikoma, S., Iima, H., Sumiyoshi, T., Teraoka, H., Makita, K., Hiraga, T., Momose, K., Masatomi, H. (2013) Physical Body Parameters of Red-Crowned Cranes Grus japonensis by Sex and Life Stage in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 75(8): 1055-60.
  • Miura, Y., Shiomi, A., Shiraishi, J., Makita, K., Asakawa, M., Kitazawa, T., Hiraga, T., Momose, Y., Masatomi, H., Teraoka, H. (2013) Large-scale survey of mitochondrial D-loop of the Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis in Hokkaido, Japan by convenient genotyping method. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 75(1): 43-47.
  • Kouamé-Sina, S.M., Makita, K., Costard, S., Grace, D., Dadié, A., Dje, M., Bonfoh, B. (2013) Hazard identification and exposure assessment for bacterial risk assessment of informally-marketed milk in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 33(4): 223-234.

  • Desissa, F., Makita, K., Teklu, A., Grace, D. (2012) Contamination of informally marketed bovine milk with Staphylococcus aureus in urban and peri urban areas of Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia. African Journal of Microbiological Research 6(29): 5852-56.
  • Ozawa, M., Makita, K., Tamura, Y., Asai, T. (2012) Associations of antimicrobial use with antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter coli from grow-finish pigs in Japan. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 106 (3-4): 295-300.
  • Makita, K., Desissa, F., Grace, D et al. (2012) Risk assessment of Staphylococcal poisoning due to consumption of informally-marketed milk and home-made yoghurt in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. International Journal of Food Microbiology 153: 135-141.

  • Ishihara, K., Hosokawa, Y., Makita, K., Noda, J., Muramatsu, Y., Ueno, H., Mukai, T., Yamamoto, H., Ito, M., Tamura, Y. (2011) Factors associated with antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in zoo animals. Research in Veterinary Science 93(2): 574-80.
  • Ishihara, K., Takahashi, R., Andoh, M., Makita, K., Kamiji, S., Ueno, H., Muramatsu, Y., Tamura, Y. (2011) Effects of climatic elements on Campylobacter-contaminated chicken products in Japan. Epidemiology and Infection 12: 1-6.
  • Kouamé-Sina, S.M., Dadié, A., Makita, K., Grace, D., Djè, M., Taminiau, B., Daube, G., Bonfoh, B. (2011) Diversity, phylogenetic relationship and antibacterial potential of Bifidobacterium species isolated from raw milk production chain in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). African Journal of Microbiology Research 5(21): 3394-3403.
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