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2020-07-30ZeitschriftenartikelThe COVID-19 pandemic: diverse contexts; different epidemics—how and why? It is very exceptional that a new disease becomes a true pandemic. Since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, has spread ...
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2007-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelThe current MLVA typing scheme for Enterococcus faecium is less discriminatory than MLST and PFGE for epidemic-virulent, hospital-adapted clonal types Background: MLVA (multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis) is a reliable typing technique introduced recently to differentiate also isolates of Enterococcus faecium. We used the established VNTR (variable ...
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2010-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelThe death-scene investigation The death-scene investigation is an important and increasingly recognized step in the process of diagnosing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). According to current definitions, information from death-scene investigations ...
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2009-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelThe denominator problem: Estimating MSM-specific incidence of sexually transmitted infections and prevalence of HIV using population sizes of MSM derived from Internet surveys Background: Measuring prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in hard to reach populations like men who have sex with men (MSM) is hampered by unknown size and regional distribution of this population. ...
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelThe developmental course of mental health problems among children and adolescents. Results of the KiGGS cohort
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2022-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelThe DONALD study as a longitudinal sensor of nutritional developments: iodine and salt intake over more than 30 years in German children Purpose: Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency was present in large parts of Germany up to the beginning 1990s and improved from then on. Current epidemiological data on spot urine iodine measurements in German children ...
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2013-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelThe durability of examination gloves used on intensive care units Background: The use of examination gloves is part of the standard precautions to prevent medical staff from transmission of infectious agents between patients. Gloves also protect the staff from infectious agents ...
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2019-12-04ZeitschriftenartikelThe dynamic proteome of influenza A virus infection identifies M segment splicing as a host range determinant Pandemic influenza A virus (IAV) outbreaks occur when strains from animal reservoirs acquire the ability to infect and spread among humans. The molecular basis of this species barrier is incompletely understood. Here we ...
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2012-04-26ZeitschriftenartikelThe effect of climate fluctuation on chimpanzee birth sex ratio. Climate and weather conditions, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, precipitation and temperature influence the birth sex ratio (BSR) of various higher latitude species, including deer, elephant seals or northern human ...
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2021-07-20ZeitschriftenartikelThe effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly on health service utilisation and costs: a claims data-based cohort study Background: To date, cost-effectiveness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations was assumed in several health economic modelling studies, but confirmation by real-world data is sparse. The aim of this study is to assess ...
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2021-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelThe Effect of Socioeconomic Factors and Indoor Residual Spraying on Malaria in Mangaluru, India: A Case-Control Study India faces 0.5 million malaria cases annually, including half of all Plasmodium vivax malaria cases worldwide. This case–control study assessed socioeconomic determinants of urban malaria in coastal Mangaluru, Karnataka, ...
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2021-12-08ZeitschriftenartikelThe effects of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence in young adults: Results of the KiGGS cohort Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence may have effects into adulthood. With the KiGGS cohort, data are available for the first time that can be used to track the effects of internalising and externalising ...
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2021-03-01ZeitschriftenartikelThe epidemiology of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii complex in Germany (2014–2018): an analysis of data from the national Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance system Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex (CRABC) has globally emerged as a serious public health challenge. This study aimed to describe epidemiological trends and risk factors of carbapenem resistance ...
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2020-03-09ZeitschriftenartikelThe epidemiology of Hepatitis B, C and D in Germany: A scoping review Background Germany is considered to be a low prevalence country for viral Hepatitis B, C and D (HBV, HCV, HDV). However, the burden of disease can be high among subpopulations. To meet the world Health Organization (WHO) ...
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2009-02-25ZeitschriftenartikelThe epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present Background: Current and past pertussis epidemiology in the two parts of Germany is compared in the context of different histories of vaccination recommendations and coverage to better understand patterns of disease ...
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2012-05-17ZeitschriftenartikelThe estimated disease burden of norovirus in The Netherlands Noroviruses are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans. We incorporated new insights gained over the past decade in an updated estimate of the disease burden of (foodborne) norovirus illness in The Netherlands ...
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2015-04-28ZeitschriftenartikelThe European I-MOVE Multicentre 2013–2014 Case-Control Study. Homogeneous moderate influenza vaccine effectiveness against A(H1N1)pdm09 and heterogenous results by country against A(H3N2) Background: In the first five I-MOVE (Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe) influenza seasons vaccine effectiveness (VE) results were relatively homogenous among participating study sites. In 2013–2014, ...
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2017-09-14ZeitschriftenartikelThe European Medical Corps: first Public Health Team mission and future perspectives The 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa challenged traditional international mechanisms for public health team mobilisation to control outbreaks. Consequently, in February 2016, the European Union (EU) launched the ...
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2013-10-10ZeitschriftenartikelThe European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey (EMIS): Design and Methods Community-based opportunistic self-completion surveying for sexual health programming is common among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in Europe, being used to generate evidence of unmet prevention need, for behavioural ...
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2008-08-11ZeitschriftenartikelThe European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2): standardization of assay results for hepatitis A virus (HAV) to enable comparisons of seroprevalence data across 15 countries The European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2) aimed to compare serological results of vaccine-preventable diseases across Europe. To ensure direct inter-country comparability of hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) ...