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2014-08-07ZeitschriftenartikelA multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Newport gastroenteritis in Europe associated with watermelon from Brazil, confirmed by whole genome sequencing: October 2011 to January 2012 Byrne, Lisa; Fisher, I.; Peters, T.; Mather, A.; Thomson, N.; Rosner, Bettina; Bernard, Helen; McKeown, P.; Cormican, M.; Cowden, J.; Aiyedun, V.; Lane, C.In November 2011, the presence of Salmonella Newport in a ready-to-eat watermelon slice was confirmed as part of a local food survey in England. In late December 2011, cases of S. Newport were reported in England, Wales, ...
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2014-01-09ZeitschriftenartikelAn outbreak of Salmonella Newport associated with mung bean sprouts in Germany and the Netherlands, October to November 2011 Bayer, Christophe; Bernard, Helen; Prager, Rita; Rabsch, Wolfgang; Hiller, P.; Malorny, Burkhard; Pfefferkorn, B.; Frank, Christina; Jong, A. de; Friesema, I.; Stark, Klaus; Rosner, BettinaThe largest Salmonella enterica serovar Newport outbreak (n=106) ever reported in Germany occurred in October and November 2011. Twenty associated cases were reported in the Netherlands. The outbreak investigation included ...
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2009-01-22ZeitschriftenartikelCluster of hepatitis A cases among travellers returning from Egypt, Germany, September through November 2008 Bernard, Helen; Frank, ChristinaFrom September to November 2008, 34 cases of hepatitis A imported from Egypt were reported to the German public health authorities. Investigations point to a continuing common source of infection, most likely linked to ...
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2009-08-06ZeitschriftenartikelDescription of the early stage of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany, 27 April-16 June 2009 Alpers, Katharina; Altmann, Doris; Heiden, Matthias an der; Bartels, Cornelius; Bätzing-Feigenbaum, Jörg; Becker, Anne; Behnke, Susanne; Bergholz, Andreas; Bernard, Helen; Bielecke, Jessica; Biere, Barbara; Böhmer, MerleWe report characteristics of the early stage of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Germany. Until 16 June 2009, 198 confirmed cases were notified. Almost half of the cases (47%) were imported, mostly from Mexico and the United ...
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2010-04-30ZeitschriftenartikelDrogenkonsum: Bacillus anthracis in Heroin? Bernard, Helen; Faber, Mirko; Grunow, Roland; Bochat, Verena; Görg, AnetteDas Robert-Koch-Institut bittet die Ärzteschaft um erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit bezüglich Haut- oder Weichteilinfektionen bei Heroinkonsumenten, da diese durch den Milzbranderreger verursacht sein könnten.
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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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2013-03-21ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis in Germany 2001-2009: eight seasons of routine surveillance Bernard, Helen; Höhne, Marina; Niendorf, Sandra; Altmann, Doris; Stark, KlausWe analysed data on laboratory or epidemiologically confirmed cases (n = 856,539) and on outbreaks (n = 31,644) notified during week 31 (2001) to week 30 (2009), and performed molecular typing of specimens from 665 outbreaks. ...
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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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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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2012-06-28ZeitschriftenartikelFatal anthrax infection in a heroin user from southern Germany, June 2012 Holzmann, Thomas; Frangoulidis, D.; Simon, M.; Noll, P.; Schmoldt, S.; Hanczaruk, M.; Grass, G.; Pregler, M.; Sing, A.; Hörmansdorfer, S.; Bernard, Helen; Grunow, Roland; Zimmermann, Ruth; Schneider-Brachert, W.; Gessner, A.; Reischl, UdoBlood cultures from a heroin user who died in June 2012, a few hours after hospital admission, due to acute septic disease, revealed the presence of Bacillus anthracis. This report describes the extended diagnosis by ...
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2010-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelFood-borne norovirus-outbreak at a military base, Germany, 2009 Wadl, Maria; Scherer, Kathrin; Nielsen, Stine; Diedrich, Sabine; Ellerbroek, Lüppo; Frank, Christina; Gatzer, Renate; Hoehne, Marina; Johne, Reimar; Klein, Günter; Koch, Judith; Schulenburg, Jörg; Thielbein, Uta; Stark, Klaus; Bernard, HelenBackground: Norovirus is often transmitted from person-to-person. Transmission may also be food-borne, but only few norovirus outbreak investigations have identified food items as likely vehicles of norovirus transmission ...
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2012-05-18ZeitschriftenartikelHigh Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii Antibodies in Veterinarians Associated with Cattle Obstetrics, Bavaria, 2009 Bernard, Helen; Brockmann, Stefan; Kleinkauf, Niels; Klinc, Christina; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Stark, Klaus; Jansen, AndreasQ fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. Infection can result in severe disease. However, little is known about the risk of infection in veterinarians. In a cross-sectional study among German veterinarians, ...
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2011-04-18ZeitschriftenartikelLack of evidence for pre-symptomatic transmission of pandemic influenza virus A(H1N1) 2009 in an outbreak among teenagers; Germany, 2009 Hermes, Julia; Bernard, Helen; Buchholz, Udo; Spackova, Michaela; Löw, Johann; Loytved, Gunther; Süß, Thorsten; Hautmann, Wolfgang; Werber, DirkBackground: Observations on the role of pre-symptomatic transmission in the spread of influenza virus are scanty. In June 2009, an outbreak of pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 infection occurred at a teenager’s party in Germany. The ...
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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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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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2010-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelMumps outbreak in the Republic of Moldova, 2007-2008 Schwarz, Norbert G.; Bernard, Helen; Melnic, Anatolie; Bucov, Victoria; Caterinciuc, Natalia; Heiden, Matthias an der; Andrews, Nick; Pebody, Richard; Aidyralieva, Chinara; Hahné, SusanBackground: Moldova experienced a nationwide mumps outbreak between 2007 and 2008. Single-dose monovalent mumps vaccination at 15 to 18 months was introduced in 1983, replaced by a 2-dose MMR schedule at age 1 and 6 to ...
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2009-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelNurses' contacts and potential for infectious disease transmission Bernard, Helen; Fischer, Richela; Mikolajczyk, Rafael T.; Kretzschmar, Mirjam; Wildner, ManfredNurses' contacts with potentially infectious persons probably place them at higher risk than the general population for infectious diseases. During an influenza pandemic, illness among nurses might result in staff shortage. ...
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2016-08-28ZeitschriftenartikelPhylogenetic structure of European Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak correlates with national and international egg distribution network Dallman, Tim; Inns, Thomas; Jombart, Thibaut; Ashton, Philip; Loman, Nicolas; Chatt, Carol; Messelhaeusser, Ute; Rabsch, Wolfgang; Simon, Sandra; Nikisins, Sergejs; Bernard, Helen; Hello, Simon le; da-Silva, Nathalie Jourdan; Kornschober, Christian; Mossong, Joel; Hawkey, Peter; Pinna, Elizabeth de; Grant, Kathie; Cleary, PaulOutbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis have long been associated with contaminated poultry and eggs. In the summer of 2014 a large multi-national outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 14b occurred with over 350 cases ...
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2010-01-14ZeitschriftenartikelPreliminary case report of fatal anthrax in an injecting drug user in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, December 2009 Radun, Doris; Bernard, Helen; Altmann, Mathias; Schöneberg, Irene; Bochat, Verena; Treeck, Ulrich van; Rippe, R. M.; Grunow, Roland; Elschner, M.; Biederbick, Walter; Krause, Gérard
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelReducing the barriers against analytical epidemiological studies in investigations of local foodborne disease outbreaks in Germany – a starter kit for local health authorities Werber, Dirk; Bernard, HelenThousands of infectious food-borne disease outbreaks (FBDO) are reported annually to the European Food Safety Authority within the framework of the zoonoses Directive (2003/99/EC). Most recognised FBDO occur locally following ...