Kawasaki syndrome in Hawaii.

Published:

Holman RC, Curns AT, Belay ED, Steiner CA, Effler PV, Yorita KL, Miyamura J, Forbes S, Schonberger LB, Melish M., Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 May;24(5):429-33.

Abstract
During 1996 through 2001, the annual incidence rate for KS among children younger than 5 years of age in Hawaii was the highest in the United States. The incidence among Japanese American children in Hawaii was higher than that among other racial groups in the state and when compared with children living in Japan.