Maßnahmen gegen gemeingefährliche und übertragbare Krankheiten sind gem. Art. 74 Nr. 19 GG Gegenstand der konkurrierenden Gesetzgebung (Recht der Länder zur Gesetzgebung, solange der Bund nicht tätig wird). Von seiner ...

MRSA CC130 containing the mecA homologue mecALGA251 were reported from the UK and from Denmark so far from cattle and humans. Here we report on 11 MRSA CC130 among a sample of 12691 isolates of human origin collected from ...

Retroviruses are well known pathogens of mammals, birds and fish. Their potential to induce cancer in chickens was already described almost 100 years ago and murine retroviruses have been a subject of study for 50 years. ...

Tropical rainforests show the highest level of terrestrial biodiversity and may be an important contributor to microbial diversity. Exploitation of these ecosystems may foster the emergence of novel pathogens. We report ...

Background: Many group–living species display strong sex biases in dispersal tendencies. However, gene flow mediated by apparently philopatric sex may still occur and potentially alters population structure. In our closest ...

Increasing numbers of human cowpox virus infections that are being observed and that particularly affect young nonvaccinated persons have renewed interest in this zoonotic disease. Usually causing a self-limiting local ...

Um adäquat auf neue Bedrohungen reagieren zu können, kann sich der Öffentliche Gesundheitsdienst (ÖGD) nicht mehr ausschließlich auf traditionelle Surveillance-Strukturen verlassen. Im Januar 2009 wurde von der Abteilung ...

An ongoing outbreak of exceptionally virulent Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 centered in Germany, has caused over 830 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and 46 deaths since May 2011. Serotype ...

In Europe, the species Lactobacillus rhamnosus is currently on the Qualified Presumption of Safety list used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for internal safety assessment, but according to the EFSA the species ...