Browsing by Subject "Europe"
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2010-10-05Zeitschriftenartikel2nd International External Quality Control Assessment for the Molecular Diagnosis of Dengue Infections Background: Currently dengue viruses (DENV) pose an increasing threat to over 2.5 billion people in over 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries worldwide. International air travel is facilitating rapid global movement ...
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2008-12-23ZeitschriftenartikelA comparison of hepatitis B seroepidemiology in ten European countries To inform current and future vaccination strategies, we describe the seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in ten representative European countries using standardized serology that allowed international ...
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2008-05-08ZeitschriftenartikelA European laboratory network for sequence-based typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a communication platform between human and veterinary medicine – an update on SeqNet.org
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2013-03-28ZeitschriftenartikelAnthrax among heroin users in Europe possibly caused by same Bacillus anthracis strain since 2000 Injection anthrax was described first in 2000 in a heroin-injecting drug user in Norway. New anthrax cases among heroin consumers were detected in the United Kingdom (52 cases) and Germany (3 cases) in 2009-10. In June ...
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2018-06-15ZeitschriftenartikelAreas with High Hazard Potential for Autochthonous Transmission of Aedes albopictus-Associated Arboviruses in Germany The intensity and extent of transmission of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus have increased markedly over the last decades. Autochthonous transmission of dengue and chikungunya by Aedes albopictus ...
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2018-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelBehavioural and demographic correlates of undiagnosed HIV infection in a MSM sample recruited in 13 European cities Background: Reducing the number of people with undiagnosed HIV infection is a major goal of HIV control and prevention efforts in Europe and elsewhere. We analysed data from a large multi-city European bio-behavioural ...
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2013-03-21ZeitschriftenartikelChallenges in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the European Union, 2011 In the European Union (EU) 72,334 tuberculosis (TB) cases were notified in 2011, of which 16,116 (22%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). The percentage of TB cases with EPTB ranged from 4% to 48% in the reporting ...
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2015-03-05ZeitschriftenartikelCharacteristics and practices of National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups in Europe and potential for collaboration, April 2014 In many countries, national vaccination recommendations are developed by independent expert committees, so-called national immunisation technical advisory groups (NITAG). Since the evaluation of vaccines is complex and ...
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2016-03-10ZeitschriftenartikelChildren and young people with perinatal HIV in Europe: epidemiological situation in 2014 and implications for the future Accurate ascertainment of the number of children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is important to plan paediatric and adolescent health services. In Europe, the first generation of perinatally HIV-infected ...
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2009-03-01ZeitschriftenartikelCoordinated Implementation of Chikungunya Virus Reverse Transcription–PCR. A preformulated chikungunya virus real-time reverse transcription-PCR, quality-confirmed oligonucleotides, and noninfectious virus controls were distributed by the European Network for the Diagnosis of Imported Viral ...
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2009-09-18ZeitschriftenartikelDie Impfung gegen HPV Empfehlungen im europäischen VergleichDie meisten westlichen Länder Europas haben seit der Zulassung von Impfstoffen gegen humane Papillomaviren (HPV) Impfempfehlungen gegen HPV eingeführt. Das Impfziel ist die Reduktion der Krankheitslast HPV-assoziierter ...
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2010-10-28ZeitschriftenartikelDifferentiation of Medically Important Euro-Asian Tick Species Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes hexagonus, and Dermacentor reticulatus by Polymerase Chain Reaction Understanding epidemiology of the tick-borne pathogens requires the accurate identification of the vector ticks. Morphological analysis of ticks is difficult and often leads to misidentification. Molecular techniques offer ...
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2015-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelEbola response missions: To go or not to go? Crosssectional study on the motivation of European public health experts, December 2014 We surveyed European infectious disease epidemiologists and microbiologists about their decisions to apply for Ebola response missions. Of 368 respondents, 49 (15%) had applied. Applicants did not differ from non-applicants ...
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2019-12-10ZeitschriftenartikelEffectiveness of influenza vaccine against influenza A in Europe in seasons of different A(H1N1)pdm09 and the same A(H3N2) vaccine components (2016–17 and 2017–18) Introduction Influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominated in Europe in 2016–17. In 2017–18 A(H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses co-circulated. The A(H3N2) vaccine component was the same in both seasons; while the A(H1N1)pdm09 ...
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2013-10-03ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the size of the MSM populations for 38 European countries by calculating the survey-surveillance discrepancies (SSD) between self-reported new HIV diagnoses from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) and surveillance-reported HIV diagnoses among MSM in 2009 Background: Comparison of rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections among MSM across countries is challenging for a variety of reasons, including the unknown size of MSM populations. In this paper we propose a method of ...
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2016-02-04ZeitschriftenartikelEuropean public health policies for managing contacts of invasive meningococcal disease cases better harmonised in 2013 than in 2007 In 2007, a European survey identified variation in country policies on public health management of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). In 2009–10, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published ...
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2014-07-03ZeitschriftenartikelEuropean survey on laboratory preparedness, response and diagnostic capacity for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, 2012 Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an infectious viral disease that has (re-)emerged in the last decade in south-eastern Europe, and there is a risk for further geographical expansion to western Europe. Here we ...
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2023-10-05ZeitschriftenartikelExternal quality assessment of orthohantavirus and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus molecular detection and serology in Europe, 2021 Background Rodent-borne viruses such as orthohantaviruses and arenaviruses cause considerable disease burden with regional and temporal differences in incidence and clinical awareness. Therefore, it is important to ...
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2013-08-07ZeitschriftenartikelEyjafjallajökull and 9/11: The Impact of Large-Scale Disasters on Worldwide Mobility Large-scale disasters that interfere with globalized socio-technical infrastructure, such as mobility and transportation networks, trigger high socio-economic costs. Although the origin of such events is often geographically ...
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2016-01-19ZeitschriftenartikelFactors associated with unprotected anal sex with multiple non-steady partners in the past 12 months: results from the European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS 2010) Background: Practising unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with high numbers of partners is associated with increased risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Our aim was to ...