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2021-01-22ZeitschriftenartikelConsistency of Social Interactions in Sooty Mangabeys and Chimpanzees Predictability of social interactions can be an important measure for the social complexity of an animal group. Predictability is partially dependent on how consistent interaction patterns are over time: does the behavior ...
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2022-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelConstruction and validation of safe Clostridium botulinum Group II surrogate strain producing inactive botulinum neurotoxin type E toxoid Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by the spore-forming bacterium Clostridium botulinum, cause botulism, a rare but fatal illness affecting humans and animals. Despite causing a life-threatening disease, BoNT is a ...
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2011-07-27ZeitschriftenartikelConstruction of a lytically replicating Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) Karposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is found predominantly in a latent state in most cell types, impeding investigations of the lytic replication cycle. Here, we engineered the cloned KSHV genome, bacterial ...
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2018-03-14ZeitschriftenartikelConstruction of a New Phage Integration Vector pFIV-Val for Use in Different Francisella Species We recently identified and described a putative prophage on the genomic island FhaGI-1 located within the genome of Francisella hispaniensis AS02-814 (F. tularensis subsp. novicida-like 3523). In this study, we constructed ...
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2020-03-04ZeitschriftenartikelConsumption of organic food by children in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II Data from the second Eating study as a KiGGS module (EsKiMo II, 2015–2017), are used to determine the contribution of food produced by organic farming (organic food) to the diet of children aged between six and eleven ...
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelConsumption of sugary soft drinks among children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends Consuming large amounts of sugary beverages has been related to developing obesity, diabetes mellitus type II and other chronic diseases. KiGGS Wave 2 (2014-2017) provides data on the consumption of sugary soft drinks in ...
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2017-03-23ZeitschriftenartikelContact investigation after a fatal case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in an aircraft, Germany, July 2013 In July 2013, a passenger died of infectious extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) on board of an aircraft after a 3-hour flight from Turkey to Germany. Initial information indicated the patient had moved about ...
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2014-03-17ZeitschriftenartikelContact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany On March 19, 2013, a patient from United Arab Emirates who had severe respiratory infection was transferred to a hospital in Germany, 11 days after symptom onset. Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...
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2013-02-21ZeitschriftenartikelContact investigation of a case of human novel coronavirus infection treated in a German hospital, October-November 2012 On 24 October 2012, a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome of unknown origin and symptom onset on 5 October was transferred from Qatar to a specialist lung clinic in Germany. Late diagnosis on 20 November of ...
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2019-05-09ZeitschriftenartikelContact tracing following measles exposure on three international flights, Germany, 2017 When a person with contagious measles has travelled by aircraft, European guidelines recommend contact tracing of passengers and crew within 5 days of exposure for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and within 12 days of ...
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2016-04-28ZeitschriftenartikelContamination during production of heater-cooler units by Mycobacterium chimaera potential cause for invasive cardiovascular infections: results of an outbreak investigation in Germany, April 2015 to February 2016 Invasive infections with Mycobacterium chimaera were reported in patients with previous open chest surgery and exposure to contaminated heater-cooler units (HCUs). We present results of the surveillance of clinical cases ...
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2021-12-16ZeitschriftenartikelContext-aware genomic surveillance reveals hidden transmission of a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomic surveillance can inform effective public health responses to pathogen outbreaks. However, integration of non-local data is rarely done. We investigate two large hospital outbreaks of a carbapenemase-carrying ...
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2014-04-14ZeitschriftenartikelContinued vigilance – development of an online evaluation tool for assessing preparedness of medical facilities for biological events Objective: Effective response to biological events necessitates ongoing evaluation of preparedness. This study was a bilateral German–Israeli collaboration aimed at developing an evaluation tool for assessing preparedness ...
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2017-08-30ZeitschriftenartikelContribution of federal health expenditure accounts to prevention reporting: possible approaches The health economic national accounts of federal states working group provides data on the annual health expenditure of federal states, health care sector employee figures as well as on gross value added and health economy ...
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2011-05-19ZeitschriftenartikelContribution of proteomics of Leishmania spp. to the understanding of differentiation, drug resistance mechanisms, vaccine and drug development Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites with a digenetic life cycle, cause a spectrum of diseases in humans. Recently several Leishmania spp. have been sequenced which significantly boosted the number and quality of proteomic ...
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2017-09-28ZeitschriftenartikelControl measures following a case of imported Lassa fever from Togo, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 2016 In a patient transferred from Togo to Cologne, Germany, Lassa fever was diagnosed 12 days post mortem. Sixty-two contacts in Cologne were categorised according to the level of exposure, and gradual infection control ...
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2009-11-13ZeitschriftenartikelControl of Flagellar Gene Regulation in Legionella pneumophila and Its Relation to Growth Phase The bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila responds to environmental changes by differentiation. At least two forms are well described: replicative bacteria are avirulent; in contrast, transmissive bacteria express ...
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2014-05-14ZeitschriftenartikelConversation about Serostatus decreases risk of acquiring HIV: results from a case control study comparing MSM with recent HIV infection and HIV negative controls Background: Data on knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and practices (KABP) of persons with recent HIV infection compared to controls with negative HIV test result provide information on current risk patterns and can help ...
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2016-12-14ZeitschriftenartikelCooking frequency in Germany The growing range of ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat foods (convenience foods) and opportunities to eat outside of the home is tending to reduce the number of fresh meals that people prepare themselves. However, people ...
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2021-08-25ZeitschriftenartikelCoordinated action of multiple transporters in the acquisition of essential cationic amino acids by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii Intracellular parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa are dependent on the scavenging of essential amino acids from their hosts. We previously identified a large family of apicomplexan-specific plasma membrane-localized amino ...