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2018-08-16ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the European Union and European Economic Area, June 2016 to May 2017 Ndumbi, Patricia; Freidl, Gudrun S.; Williams, Christopher J.; Mårdh, Otilia; Varela, Carmen; Avellón, Ana; Friesema, Ingrid; Vennema, Harry; Beebeejaun, Kazim; Ngui, Siew Lin; Edelstein, Michael; Smith-Palmer, Alison; Murphy, Niamh; Dean, Jonathan; Faber, Mirko; Wenzel, Jürgen; Kontio, Mia; Müller, Luise; Midgley, Sofie Elisabeth; Sundqvist, Lena; Lundberg Ederth, Josefine; Roque-Afonso, Anne-Marie; Couturier, Elisabeth; Klamer, Sofieke; Rebolledo, Javiera; Suin, Vanessa; Aberle, Stephan W.; Schmid, Daniela; De Sousa, Rita; Figueiredo Augusto, Gonçalo; Alfonsi, Valeria; Del Manso, Martina; Ciccaglione, Anna Rita; Mellou, Kassiani; Hadjichristodoulou, ChristosBetween 1 June 2016 and 31 May 2017, 17 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area countries reported 4,096 cases associated with a multi-country hepatitis A (HA) outbreak. Molecular analysis identified three co-circulating ...
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2023-06-16ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis A seroprevalence, vaccination status and demographic determinants in children and adolescents in Germany, 2014–2017, a population-based study Enkelmann, Julia; Kuhnert, Ronny; Stark, Klaus; Faber, MirkoChildren play an important role in hepatitis A virus (HAV) transmission but, due to frequent asymptomatic or mild courses, these infections are underrecognized in routine surveillance. Here, we analyzed hepatitis A (HA) ...
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2017-04-26ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis A virus infections and outbreaks in asylum seekers arriving to Germany, September 2015 to March 2016 Michaelis, Kai; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Stark, Klaus; Faber, MirkoFrom September 2015 to March 2016, hepatitis A notifications in Germany increased by 45% to 699 cases compared to 482 cases in the same period of the previous year. Children aged five to nine years were predominantly ...
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2018-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis A virus infections, immunisations and demographic determinants in children and adolescents, Germany Michaelis, Kai; Poethko-Müller, Christina; Kuhnert, Ronny; Stark, Klaus; Faber, MirkoHepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease with a global distribution. It predominantly occurs in regions with inadequate living conditions, but also affects populations in industrialised countries. Children are frequently ...
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2015-10-22ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in hunters from a district in Central Germany, 2013: a cross-sectional study providing evidence for the benefit of protective gloves during disembowelling of wild boars Schielke, Anika; Ibrahim, V.; Czogiel, Irina; Faber, Mirko; Schrader, C.; Dremsek, P.; Ulrich, R. G.; Johne, ReimarBackground: In Germany, 17 % of the general human population have antibodies to hepatitis E virus (HEV) (recomLine HEV-IgG/IgM immunoassay [Mikrogen GmbH]). Wild boars represent an animal reservoir for HEV genotype 3, ...
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2017-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis E virus infection in Europe: surveillance and descriptive epidemiology of confirmed cases, 2005 to 2015 Aspinall, E. J.; Couturier, E.; Faber, Mirko; Said, B.; Ijaz, S.; Tavoschi, L.; Takkinen, J.; Adlhoch, CorneliaHepatitis E virus (HEV) is an under-recognised cause of acute hepatitis in high-income countries. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of testing, diagnosis, surveillance activities, and data on confirmed ...
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2012-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany Faber, Mirko; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Jilg, Wolfgang; Thamm, Michael; Höhle, Michael; Stark, KlausWe assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%–17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years ...
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2023-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelImpact of climate change on vector- and rodent-borne infectious diseases Beermann, Sandra; Dobler, Gerhard; Faber, Mirko; Frank, Christina; Habedank, Birgit; Hagedorn, Peter; Kampen, Helge; Kuhn, Carola; Nygren, Teresa; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Schmolz, Erik; Stark, Klaus; Ulrich, Rainer G.; Weiss, Sabrina; Wilking, Hendrik
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2024-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on norovirus circulation in Germany Jacobsen, Sonja; Faber, Mirko; Altmann, Britta; Mas Marques, Andreas; Bock, C.-Thomas; Niendorf, SandraHuman norovirus is a major cause of viral gastroenteritis in all age groups. The virus is constantly and rapidly changing, allowing mutations and recombination events to create great diversity of circulating viruses. With ...
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2019-07-11ZeitschriftenartikelImproving preparedness to respond to cross-border hepatitis A outbreaks in the European Union/European Economic Area: towards comparable sequencing of hepatitis A virus Enkirch, Theresa; Severi, Ettore; Vennema, Harry; Thornton, Lelia; Dean, Jonathan; Borg, Maria-Louise; Ciccaglione, Anna Rita; Bruni, Roberto; Christova, Iva; Ngui, Siew Lin; Balogun, Koye; Němeček, Vratislav; Kontio, Mia; Takács, Mária; Hettmann, Andrea; Korotinska, Rita; Löve, Arthur; Avellón, Ana; Muñoz-Chimeno, Milagros; de Sousa, Rita; Janta, Denisa; Epštein, Jevgenia; Klamer, Sofieke; Suin, Vanessa; Aberle, Stephan W.; Holzmann, Heidemarie; Mellou, Kassiani; Lundberg Ederth, Josefine; Sundqvist, Lena; Roque-Afonso, Anne-Marie; Kurečić Filipović, Sanja; Poljak, Mario; Vold, Line; Stene-Johansen, Kathrine; Midgley, Sofie; Kølsen Fischer, Thea; Faber, Mirko; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Takkinen, Johanna; Leitmeyer, KatrinIntroduction Sequence-based typing of hepatitis A virus (HAV) is important for outbreak detection, investigation and surveillance. In 2013, sequencing was central to resolving a large European Union (EU)-wide outbreak ...
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2013-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelIncrease in hepatitis A in tourists from Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden returning from Egypt, November 2012 to March 2013 MacDonald, Emily; Steens, A.; Stene-Johansen, K.; Lassen, Sofie Gillesberg; Midgley, S.; Lawrence, J.; Crofts, J.; Ngui, S. L.; Balogun, K.; Frank, Christina; Faber, Mirko; Gertler, Maximilian; Verhoef, Linda; Koopmans, Marion; Sane, J.; Pelt, Wilfrid van; Sundqvist, L.; Vold, L.Since November 2012, there has been an increase in reported cases of hepatitis A in tourists returning from Egypt in several European countries. As of 24 April, 80 HAV cases in travellers with symptom onset after 1 November ...
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2024-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelIncreased circulation of GII.17 noroviruses, six European countries and the United States, 2023 to 2024 Chhabra, Preeti; Wong, Shan; Niendorf, Sandra; Lederer, Ingeborg; Vennema, Harry; Faber, Mirko; Nisavanh, Athinna; Jacobsen, Sonja; Williams, Rachel; Colgan, Aoife; Yandle, Zoe; Garvey, Patricia; Al-Hello, Haider; Ambert-Balay, Katia; Barclay, Leslie; de Graaf, Miranda; Celma, Cristina; Breuer, Judith; Vinjé, Jan; Douglas, AmyWe report an increase in GII.17 norovirus outbreaks and sporadic infections of acute gastroenteritis in Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, England and the United States during the 2023/24 season. A decrease ...
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2011-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelLarge and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011 Frank, Christina; Faber, Mirko; Askar, Mona; Bernard, Helen; Fruth, Angelika; Gilsdorf, Andreas; Höhle, Michael; Karch, Helge; Krause, Gérard; Prager, Rita; Spode, Anke; Stark, Klaus; Werber, DirkSince early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases ...
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2015-07-23ZeitschriftenartikelLarge and prolonged food-borne multistate hepatitis A outbreak in Europe associated with consumption of frozen berries, 2013 to 2014 Severi, Ettore; Verhoef, Linda; Thornton, L.; Guzman-Herrador, B. R.; Faber, Mirko; Sundqvist, L.; Rimhanen-Finne, R.; Roque-Afonso, A. M.; Ngui, S. L.; Allerberger, Franz; Baumann-Popczyk, A.; Muller, L.; Parmakova, K.; Alfonsi, V.; Tavoschi, L.; Vennema, H.; Fitzgerald, M.; Myrmel, M.; Gertler, Maximilian; Ederth, J.; Kontio, M.; Vanbockstael, C.; Mandal, S.; Sadkowska-Todys, M.; Tosti, M. E.In May 2013, Italy declared a national outbreak of hepatitis A, which also affected several foreign tourists who had recently visited the country. Molecular investigations identified some cases as infected with an identical ...
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelLarge multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012 Bernard, Helen; Faber, Mirko; Wilking, Hendrik; Haller, S.; Höhle, Michael; Schielke, Anika; Ducomble, Tanja; Siffczyk, C.; Merbecks, S. S.; Fricke, G.; Hamouda, Osamah; Stark, Klaus; Werber, DirkFrom 20 September through 5 October 2012, the largest recorded food-borne outbreak in Germany occurred. Norovirus was identified as the causative agent. We conducted four analytical epidemiological studies, two case–control ...
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2019-08-08ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular and epidemiological characteristics of human Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus infections, Germany, 2001 to 2017 Faber, Mirko; Krüger, Detlev H.; Auste, Brita; Stark, Klaus; Hofmann, Jörg; Weiss, SabrinaIntroduction Two hantavirus species, Puumala (PUUV) and Dobrava-Belgrade (DOBV) virus (genotype Kurkino), are endemic in Germany. Recent PUUV outbreaks raised questions concerning increasing frequency of outbreaks and ...
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2022-07-17ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular epidemiology and genotype-specific disease severity of hepatitis E virus infections in Germany, 2010–2019 Schemmerer, Mathias; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Stark, Klaus; Faber, MirkoZoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in Europe. Genotype 3 (HEV-3) is predominant but information on subtype distribution, trends and clinical implications in Germany is scarce. We analysed 936 HEV RNA positive ...
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2022-03-31ZeitschriftenartikelNo Evidence for Orthohepevirus C in Archived Human Samples in Germany, 2000–2020 Faber, Mirko; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Erl, Monika; Stark, Klaus; Schemmerer, MathiasOrthohepevirus C1, also known as rat hepatitis E virus (HEV), has been shown to sporadically cause disease in immunocompromised and immunocompetent adults. While routine serological assays vary in reactivity, rat HEV is ...
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2020-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelNorovirus-Infektionen in Deutschland, ein Rückblick auf das Jahr 2019 Niendorf, Sandra; Faber, Mirko; Tröger, Andrea; Noack, Christin; Jacobsen, SonjaNorovirus-Infektionen in Deutschland, ein Rückblick auf das Jahr 2019 In Deutschland sind Infektionen mit Noroviren nach dem Infektionsschutzgesetz § 6 und § 7 meldepflichtig. Noroviren zählen wie im Epidemiologischen ...
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2017-05-25ZeitschriftenartikelOngoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany, December 2016 to May 2017 Vygen-Bonnet, Sabine; Rosner, Bettina; Wilking, Hendrik; Fruth, Angelika; Prager, Rita; Kossow, A.; Lang, Christina; Simon, Sandra; Seidel, Juliane; Faber, Mirko; Schielke, Anika; Michaelis, Kai; Holzer, Alexandra; Kamphausen, R.; Kalhöfer, D.; Thole, S.; Mellmann, Alexander; Flieger, Antje; Stark, KlausWe report an ongoing, protracted and geographically dispersed outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and gastroenteritis in Germany, involving 30 cases since December 2016. The outbreak was caused by the sorbitol-fermenting ...