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2022-07-07ZeitschriftenartikelA shift from travel-associated cases to autochthonous transmission with Berlin as epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak in Germany, May to June 2022 Selb, Regina; Werber, Dirk; Falkenhorst, Gerhard; Steffen, Gyde; Lachmann, Raskit; Ruscher, Claudia; McFarland, Sarah; Bartel, Alexander; Hemmers, Lukas; Koppe, Uwe; Stark, Klaus; Bremer, Viviane; Jansen, Klaus; Berlin MPX study groupBy 22 June 2022, 521 cases of monkeypox were notified in Germany. The median age was 38 years (IQR: 32–44); all cases were men. In Berlin, where 69% of all cases occurred, almost all were men who have sex with men. Monkeypox ...
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2013-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelAcute gastrointestinal illness in adults in Germany: a population-based telephone survey Wilking, Hendrik; Spitznagel, H.; Werber, Dirk; Lange, Cornelia; Jansen, Andreas; Stark, KlausPopulation-based estimates of incidence and risk factors for acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are important for infectious disease surveillance and healthcare planning. We conducted a nationwide representative ...
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2008-10-22ZeitschriftenartikelAetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study Jansen, Andreas; Stark, Klaus; Kunkel, Jan; Schreier, Eckart; Ignatius, Ralf; Liesenfeld, Oliver; Werber, Dirk; Göbel, Ulf B; Zeitz, Martin; Schneider, ThomasBackground: The aetiology of severe gastroenteritis leading to hospitalisation in adults frequently remains unclear. Our objective was to study the causes and characteristics of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis ...
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2022-11-17ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of two choir outbreaks acting in concert to characterize long- range transmission risks through SARS-CoV-2, Berlin, Germany, 2020 Reichert, Felix; Stier, Oliver; Hartmann, Anne; Ruscher, Claudia; Brinkmann, Annika; Grossegesse, Marica; Neumann, Markus; Werber, Dirk; Hausner, Marius; Kunze, Mareike; Weiß, Bettina; Michel, Janine; Nitsche, Andreas; an der Heiden, Matthias; Kriegel, Martin; Corman, Victor Max; Jones, Terry Carleton; Drosten, Christian; Brommann, Tobias; Buchholz, UdoBackground Superspreading events are important drivers of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and long-range (LR) transmission is believed to play a major role. We investigated two choir outbreaks with different attack rates (AR) ...
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2014-09-01Zeitschriftenartikel„Chronischer Botulismus“: Als neue Krankheit nicht belegt Dorner, Brigitte; Werber, Dirk; Dorner, Martin; Stark, Klaus; Glasmacher, Susanne; Schaade, Lars; Burger, Reinhard; Schmutzhard, ErichBisher vorgebrachte Evidenzen für ein durch Botulinum-Neurotoxine induziertes Krankheitsbild bei Landwirten sind nicht ausreichend im Hinblick auf die klinische Diagnose und den labordiagnostischen Nachweis.
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2013-05-23ZeitschriftenartikelClinical aspects and self-reported symptoms of sequelae of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in a population-based study, Germany 2009–2010 Rosner, Bettina; Werber, Dirk; Höhle, Michael; Stark, KlausBackground: Foodborne Yersinia enterocolitica infections continue to be a public health problem in many countries. Consumption of raw or undercooked pork is the main risk factor for yersiniosis in Germany. Small children ...
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2019-05-23ZeitschriftenartikelDating apps and websites as tools to reach anonymous sexual contacts during an outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men, Berlin, 2017 Ruscher, Claudia; Werber, Dirk; Thoulass, Janine; Zimmermann, Ruth; Eckardt, Matthias; Winter, Christian; Sagebiel, DanielBackground In an outbreak of hepatitis A among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Berlin (2016 and 2017), patients frequently reported anonymous sex and use of dating applications to meet sexual contacts, hampering tracing ...
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2011-04-06ZeitschriftenartikelDesperately seeking diarrhoea: outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome caused by emerging sorbitol-fermenting shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H-, Germany, 2009 Nielsen, Stine; Frank, Christina; Fruth, Angelika; Spode, Anke; Prager, Rita; Graff, A.; Plenge-Bönig, A.; Loos, S.; Lütgehetmann, M.; Müller-Wiefel, D. E.; Werber, DirkInfection with sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H- (sf STEC O157:H-) is rare, but emerging in Europe. The pathogen is typically isolated from paediatric patients with life-threatening haemolytic ...
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2018-04-09ZeitschriftenartikelEffektives Management eines Ausbruchs mit multiresistenten Klebsiella pneumoniae in der Neurorehabilitation Dohle, Christian; Korr, Gerit; Friedrichs, Michael; Kullmann, Volker; Tung, Mei-Lin; Kaase, Martin; Rüssmann, Holger; Sissolak, Dagmar; Werber, Dirk; Becker, Laura; Fuchs, Stephan; Pfeifer, Yvonne; Semmler, Torsten; Widders, Gudrun; Eckmanns, Tim; Werner, Guido; Zill, Edith; Haller, SebastianHintergrund Neben Akutkliniken sind auch Rehabilitationskliniken zunehmend von der Problematik der multiresistenten Erreger betroffen. Lange Verweildauern und hohe Behandlungsintensitäten stellen dabei besondere ...
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2010-09-16ZeitschriftenartikelEnteropathisches hämolytisch-urämisches Syndrom: Sporadischer Einzelfall oder Teil eines Krankheitsausbruchs? EHEC-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: A sporadic case or part of a disease outbreakWadl, Maria; Müller-Wiefel, D.E.; Stark, Klaus; Fruth, Angelika; Werber, DirkDas hämolytisch-urämische Syndrom (HUS) ist ein lebensbedrohlicher Zustand, charakterisiert durch akutes Nierenversagen, hämolytische Anämie und Thrombozytopenie. In >80% der Fälle liegen gastrointestinale Infektionen mit ...
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2011-10-15ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiologie des EHEC O104:H4/HUS-Ausbruchs in Deutschland, Mai bis Juli 2011 Rosner, Bettina; Bernard, Helen; Werber, Dirk; Faber, Mirko; Stark, Klaus; Krause, GérardVon Mai bis Juli 2011 ereignete sich vor allem in Norddeutschland der bisher größte Ausbruch von Infektionen durch enterohämorrhagische Escherichia coli (EHEC) O104:H4 und von hämolytisch-urämischem Syndrom (HUS) mit ...
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2010-06-14ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of reported Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Germany, 2001-2008 Rosner, Bettina; Stark, Klaus; Werber, DirkBackground: Yersiniosis is the third most common zoonotic bacterial disease in Germany and the European Union. Sequelae of Yersinia enterocolitica infections, such as reactive arthritis, have been reported. Consumption ...
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2019-04-25ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating age-specific vaccine effectiveness using data from a large measles outbreak in Berlin, Germany, 2014/15: evidence for waning immunity Bitzegeio, Julia; Majowicz, Shannon; Matysiak-Klose, Dorothea; Sagebiel, Daniel; Werber, DirkBackground Measles elimination is based on 95% coverage with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine (MCV2), high vaccine effectiveness (VE) and life-long vaccine-induced immunity. Longitudinal analysis of antibody ...
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2014-03-01ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the under-reporting of norovirus illness in Germany utilizing enhanced awareness of diarrhoea during a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4 in 2011 – a time series analysis Bernard, Helen; Werber, Dirk; Höhle, MichaelBackground: Laboratory-confirmed norovirus illness is reportable in Germany since 2001. Reported case numbers are known to be undercounts, and a valid estimate of the actual incidence in Germany does not exist. An ...
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2016-07-29ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating true incidence of O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli illness in Germany based on notification data of haemolytic uraemic syndrome Kühne, Anna; Bouwknegt, M.; Havelaar, A.; Gilsdorf, A.; Hoyer, P.; Stark, Klaus; Werber, DirkShiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important cause of gastroenteritis (GE) and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Incidence of STEC illness is largely underestimated in notification data, particularly of ...
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2012-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelExperiences from the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany and research needs in the field, Berlin, 28–29 November 2011 Stark, Klaus; Bauerfeind, Rolf; Bernard, Helen; Eckmanns, Tim; Ethelberg, Steen; Flieger, Antje; Giesecke, J.; Greiner, M.; Karch, Helge; Krause, Gérard; Mielke, Martin; O'Brien, S. J.; Pulz, M.; Scheutz, F.; Schielke, Anika; Stahl, R. A.; Takkinen, J.; Tarr, Phillip I.; Tauxe, R. V.; Werber, DirkThis report presents the main findings from an international workshop on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), held on 28–29 November 2011, organised by the Robert Koch Institute [1]. The workshop assembled ...
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2020-12-20ZeitschriftenartikelHepatitis A outbreak among MSM in Berlin due to low vaccination coverage: Epidemiology, management, and successful interventions Zimmermann, Ruth; Faber, Mirko; Dudareva, Sandra; Ingiliz, Patrick; Jessen, Heiko; Koch, Judith; Marcus, Ulrich; Michaelis, Kai; Rieck, Thorsten; Ruscher, Claudia; Schilling, Birte; Schumacher, Jakob; Sissolak, Dagmar; Thoulass, Janine; Wenzel, Jürgen J.; Werber, Dirk; Sagebiel, DanielObjectives To describe the characteristics of a large hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Berlin and to assess the impact of measures implemented. Methods Cases of ...
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2006-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelIdentifying outbreaks of sexually transmitted infection: who cares? Werber, Dirk; Evans, Meirion R; Thomas, Daniel RhBackground: Current routine surveillance schemes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are not designed for outbreak identification. Recognising STI outbreaks, therefore, depends almost ...
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2018-10-08ZeitschriftenartikelIncidence of notified Lyme borreliosis in Germany, 2013–2017 Enkelmann, Julia; Böhmer, Merle; Fingerle, Volker; Siffczyk, Claudia; Werber, Dirk; Littmann, Martina; Merbecks, Sophie-Susann; Helmeke, Carina; Schroeder, Sabine; Hell, Stefan; Schlotthauer, Uwe; Burckhardt, Florian; Stark, Klaus; Schielke, Anika; Wilking, HendrikLyme borreliosis (LB) is the most commonly reported tick-borne disease in Germany. In 9/16 states, notification of erythema migrans (EM), acute neuroborreliosis (NB) and Lyme arthritis (LA) is mandatory. We describe incidence ...
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2005-02-03ZeitschriftenartikelInternational outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg due to German chocolate. Werber, Dirk; Dreesman, Johannes; Feil, Fabian; Treeck, Ulrich van; Fell, Gerhard; Ethelberg, Steen; Hauri, Anja M.; Roggentin, Peter; Prager, Rita; Fisher, Ian ST; Behnke, Susanne; Bartelt, Edda; Weise, Ekkehard; Ellis, Andrea; Siitonen, Anja; Andersson, Yvonne; Tschäpe, Helmut; Kramer, Michael H.; Ammon, AndreaBackground: This report describes a large international chocolate-associated Salmonella outbreak originating from Germany. Methods: We conducted epidemiologic investigations including a case-control study, and food safety ...