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2023-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelScoping Review zu Klimawandel und psychischer Gesundheit in Deutschland – Direkte und indirekte Auswirkungen, vulnerable Gruppen, Resilienzfaktoren Hintergrund: Der Klimawandel ist eine zentrale Bedrohung für die menschliche Gesundheit und wirkt sich direkt und indirekt auf die menschliche Psyche aus. Methode: Um den Kenntnisstand zu den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels ...
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2007-05-09ZeitschriftenartikelScrapie Agent (Strain 263K) Can Transmit Disease via the Oral Route after Persistence in Soil over Years The persistence of infectious biomolecules in soil constitutes a substantial challenge. This holds particularly true with respect to prions, the causative agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) such as ...
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2021-03-16ZeitschriftenartikelScreening for common eye diseases in the elderly with Optos ultra-wide-field scanning laser ophthalmoscopy: a pilot study with focus on ocular toxoplasmosis Purpose Studies on the occurrence of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) in a general population are rare. Therefore, we conducted this pilot study to assess whether a nonmydriatic ultra-wide-field (UWF) scanning laser ophthalmoscope ...
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2018-03-17ZeitschriftenartikelScreening of migrants for tuberculosis identifies patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis but is not sufficient
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2021-07-17ZeitschriftenartikelScreening of Surfactants for Improved Delivery of Antimicrobials and Poly-Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid Particles in Wound Tissue Topical wound management is often a challenge due to the poor penetration of antimicrobials in wound tissue and across the biofilm matrix where bacteria are embedded. Surfactants have been used for decades to improve the ...
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2021-11-02ZeitschriftenartikelSdhA blocks disruption of the Legionella-containing vacuole by hijacking the OCRL phosphatase Legionella pneumophila grows intracellularly within a replication vacuole via action of Icm/Dot-secreted proteins. One such protein, SdhA, maintains the integrity of the vacuolar membrane, thereby preventing cytoplasmic ...
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2020-03-27ZeitschriftenartikelSearch for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae Background Squirrels (family Sciuridae) are globally distributed members of the order Rodentia with wildlife occurrence in indigenous and non-indigenous regions (as invasive species) and frequent presence in zoological ...
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2021-06-16ZeitschriftenartikelSearching for health information on the Internet – Results from the KomPaS study Searching for information about health is a key component of health behaviour. It is important because information generally has a significant impact on the outcome of decision-making processes, and this also applies to ...
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2018-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal and inter-annual variation of malaria parasite detection in wild chimpanzees Background: Cross-sectional surveys of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) communities across sub-Saharan Africa show large geographical variation in malaria parasite (Plasmodium spp.) prevalence. The drivers leading to this ...
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2014-04-24ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal influenza immunisation in Europe. Overview of recommendations and vaccination coverage for three seasons: pre-pandemic (2008/09), pandemic (2009/10) and post-pandemic (2010/11) Since 2008, annual surveys of influenza vaccination policies, practices and coverage have been undertaken in 29 European Union (EU)/ European Economic Area (EEA) countries. After 2009, this monitored the impact of European ...
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2010-01-12ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal influenza risk in hospital healthcare workers is more strongly associated with household than occupational exposures: results from a prospective cohort study in Berlin, Germany, 2006/07 Background: Influenza immunisation for healthcare workers is encouraged to protect their often vulnerable patients but also due to a perceived higher risk for influenza. We aimed to compare the risk of influenza infection ...
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2011-05-03ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Germany 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Results from a national health update survey In 2008/2009 a nationwide cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted to assess, among other health-relevant parameters, seasonal influenza vaccination coverage. Data from 21,262 household-interviews representative of ...
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2019-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal Occurrence and Carbapenem Susceptibility of Bovine Acinetobacter baumannii in Germany Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections in humans. To investigate its prevalence, distribution of sequence types (STs), and antimicrobial resistance in cattle, we sampled 422 cattle, ...
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2017-11-09ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonal recurrence of cowpox virus outbreaks in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) Cowpox virus infections in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) with high morbidity and mortality have already been reported in the UK and Russia in the 1970s. However, most of the reported cases have been singular events. ...
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2018-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is considered the major pathogen causing severe lower respiratory tract infections among infants and young children [1]. RSV is the most common cause of hospitalisation for acute lower ...
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2021-04-06ZeitschriftenartikelSeasonality in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis notifications in Germany 2004-2014- a time series analysis Background Seasonality in tuberculosis (TB) has been found in different parts of the world, showing a peak in spring/summer and a trough in autumn/winter. The evidence is less clear which factors drive seasonality. It was ...
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2014-02-14ZeitschriftenartikelSecA is required for membrane targeting of the cell division protein DivIVA in vivo The conserved protein DivIVA is involved in different morphogenetic processes in Gram-positive bacteria. In Bacillus subtilis, the protein localizes to the cell division site and cell poles, and functions as a scaffold for ...
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2011-09-03ZeitschriftenartikelSecond external quality assessment of the molecular diagnostic of West Nile virus: Are there improvements towards the detection of WNV? Background: WNV epidemics occur worldwide, new WNV isolates were isolated in southern-east Europe belonging to WNV lineage 2. A first international proficiency study on WNV indicted that some laboratories were not able ...
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2012-04-03ZeitschriftenartikelSecond External Quality Assurance Study for the Serological Diagnosis of Hantaviruses in Europe Hantaviruses are endemic throughout the world and hosted by rodents and insectivores. Two human zoonoses, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), are caused by hantaviruses ...
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2013-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelSecond International Diagnostic Accuracy Study for the Serological Detection of West Nile Virus Infection Background: In recent decades, sporadic cases and outbreaks in humans of West Nile virus (WNV) infection have increased. Serological diagnosis of WNV infection can be performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ...