The role of schools as a source of infection and driver in the coronavirus-pandemic has been controversial and is still not completely clarified. To prevent harm and disadvantages for children and adolescents, but also ...

Background: Outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) pose serious public health threats. We analysed how frequency and size of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and ...

Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection associated with high mortality, partly due to delayed diagnosis and inadequate empiric therapy. As fungal cultures often fail to grow Mucorales, identification of respective ...

Die COVID-19-Pandemie ist durch ein dynamisches Infektions- und Krankheitsgeschehen gekennzeichnet, u. a. bedingt durch die Entstehung neuer Virusvarianten mit teilweise veränderten Übertragungseigenschaften. Daher ist die ...

Smoking poses a considerable health risk and is the leading cause of premature death. Germany has implemented numerous measures (such as tax increases, protection of non-smokers, and cigarette warning labels) to reduce ...

Gelbfieber ist eine durch Stechmücken übertragene Viruserkrankung, die in vielen Ländern in tropischen Gebieten endemisch ist. Eine Infektion verläuft in den meisten Fällen ohne oder mit milden Symptomen, bei schweren ...

Die Impfempfehlungen der STIKO wurden auf der 100. Sitzung der STIKO verabschiedet. Die im Epidemiologischen Bulletin 4/2022 publizierten Ausführungen ersetzen die zuletzt dort 34/2021 veröffentlichten Impfempfehlungen. ...

Even 30 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in humans there is still no vaccine available. Reasons for this include the high mutation rate of HCV, which allows the virus to escape immune recognition ...

Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) is the most important hantavirus species in Europe, causing the majority of human hantavirus disease cases. In central and western Europe, the occurrence of human infections is mainly driven ...

In Germany, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) infections mainly occur in southern regions. Despite recent increases in incidence, TBE vaccination coverage remains low, necessitating additional preventive strategies against ...