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2022-09-10ZeitschriftenartikelFemale political representation and the gender health gap: a cross-national analysis of 49 European countries Does increased female participation in the social and political life of a country improve health? Social participation may improve health because it ensures that the concerns of all people are heard by key decision-makers. ...
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2007-05-25ZeitschriftenartikelFepA- and TonB-dependent bacteriophage H8: receptor binding and genomic sequence. H8 is derived from a collection of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis bacteriophage. Its morphology and genomic structure closely resemble those of bacteriophage T5 in the family Siphoviridae. H8 infected S. enterica ...
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2022-07-27ZeitschriftenartikelFew Amino Acid Mutations in H6 Influenza A Virus From South American Lineage Increase Viral Replication Efficiency in Poultry In chickens, infections due to influenza A virus (IAV) can be mild to severe and lethal. The study of IAV infections in poultry has been mostly limited to strains from the North American and Eurasian lineages, whereas ...
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2011-11-22ZeitschriftenartikelFicolin-2 Levels and FCN2 Haplotypes Influence Hepatitis B Infection Outcome in Vietnamese Patients. Human Ficolin-2 (L-ficolins) encoded by FCN2 gene is a soluble serum protein that plays an important role in innate immunity and is mainly expressed in the liver. Ficolin-2 serum levels and FCN2 single nucleotide polymorphisms ...
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2018-03-22ZeitschriftenartikelField investigation with real-time virus genetic characterisation support of a cluster of Ebola virus disease cases in Dubréka, Guinea, April to June 2015 On 11 May 2015, the Dubréka prefecture, Guinea, reported nine laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD). None could be epidemiologically linked to cases previously reported in the prefecture. We describe the ...
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2008-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelFIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany: enhanced surveillance improved timeliness and detection Enhanced surveillance for infectious disease events, with accelerated routine reporting and daily supplementary reports, was undertaken during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. We evaluated the surveillance outputs, ...
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelFind and treat or find and lose? Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among screened newly arrived asylum seekers in Germany 2002 to 2014 Background: Germany has a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence. A relevant and increasing proportion of TB cases is diagnosed among asylum seekers upon screening. Aim: We aimed to assess whether cases identified by screening ...
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2018-12-29ZeitschriftenartikelFind the right sample: A study on the versatility of saliva and urine samples for the diagnosis of emerging viruses Background The emergence of different viral infections during the last decades like dengue, West Nile, SARS, chikungunya, MERS-CoV, Ebola, Zika and Yellow Fever raised some questions on quickness and reliability of ...
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2021-10-19ZeitschriftenartikelFinding disease outbreak locations from human mobility data Finding the origin location of an infectious disease outbreak quickly is crucial in mitigating its further dissemination. Current methods to identify outbreak locations early on rely on interviewing affected individuals ...
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2020-03-05ZeitschriftenartikelFirst cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020 In the WHO European Region, COVID-19 surveillance was implemented 27 January 2020. We detail the first European cases. As at 21 February, nine European countries reported 47 cases. Among 38 cases studied, 21 were linked ...
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2021-12-09ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Comparative Analysis of Clostridium septicum Genomes Provides Insights Into the Taxonomy, Species Genetic Diversity, and Virulence Related to Gas Gangrene Clostridium septicum is a Gram-positive, toxin-producing, and spore-forming bacterium that is recognized, together with C. perfringens, as the most important etiologic agent of progressive gas gangrene. Clostridium septicum ...
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2022-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Complete Cytochrome B Sequences and Molecular Taxonomy of Bat Species from Sri Lanka The aim of our study was to address the research gap in the molecular taxonomy of Sri Lankan bats. The accurate identification of animals plays a major role in observing them in their natural environments and hence ...
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2021-02-20ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Description of a Temperate Bacteriophage (vB_FhiM_KIRK) of Francisella hispaniensis Strain 3523 Here we present the characterization of a Francisella bacteriophage (vB_FhiM_KIRK) including the morphology, the genome sequence and the induction of the prophage. The prophage sequence (FhaGI-1) has previously been ...
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2020-12-24ZeitschriftenartikelFirst detection of bat-borne Issyk-Kul virus in Europe Bats have been gaining attention as potential reservoir hosts of numerous viruses pathogenic to animals and man. Issyk-Kul virus, a member of the family Nairoviridae, was first isolated in the 1970s from vespertilionid ...
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2015-09-24ZeitschriftenartikelFirst Draft Genome Sequence of Balamuthia mandrillaris, the Causative Agent of Amoebic Encephalitis The free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare but highly lethal agent of amoebic encephalitis in humans and many other mammalian species. Here, we announce the first draft genome sequence of the original 1990 ...
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2013-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelFirst indication for a functional CRISPR/Cas system in Francisella tularensis Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic agent and the subspecies novicida is proposed to be a water-associated bacterium. The intracellular pathogen F. tularensis causes tularemia in humans and is known for its potential to ...
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2007-07-03ZeitschriftenartikelFirst international diagnostic accuracy study for the serological detection of West Nile virus infection Background: The diagnosis of an acute or convalescent West Nile (WN) virus infection can be confirmed by various serological assays such as enzyme immunoassay (EIA), immunofluorescence assay (IFA), or neutralisation test ...
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2012-06-26ZeitschriftenartikelFirst International External Quality Assessment of Molecular Detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonosis caused by a Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae. Infection is transmitted to humans mostly by Hyalomma ticks and also by direct contact with the blood or tissues of ...
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2015-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelFirst international external quality assessment of molecular diagnostics for Mers-CoV Background: Since the discovery of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2012, diagnostic protocols were quickly published and deployed globally. Objectives: We set out to assess the quality of ...
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2012-05-03ZeitschriftenartikelFirst International External Quality Assessment Study on Molecular and Serological Methods for Yellow Fever Diagnosis Objective: We describe an external quality assurance (EQA) study designed to assess the efficiency and accurateness of molecular and serological methods used by expert laboratories performing YF diagnosis. Study Design: ...