Die STIKO erweitert die Empfehlung zur Grundimmunisierung mit dem adjuvantierten, proteinbasierten COVID-19-Impfstoff Nuvaxovid der Firma Novavax von ≥ 18-Jährigen um die Gruppe der Kinder und Jugendlichen im Alter von 12 ...

Hintergrund und Ziel: Trotz niedriger Prävalenz der Hepatitis-B-Virus-(HBV-)Infektion in Deutschland ist es wichtig, vulnerable Gruppen und Ansatzpunkte für die Prävention zu identifizieren. In ersten Analysen der „Studie ...

Coronaviruses (CoV) are divided into the genera α-CoVs, β-CoVs, γ-CoVs and δ-CoVs. Of these, α-CoVs and β-CoVs are solely capable of causing infections in humans, resulting in mild to severe respiratory symptoms. Bats have ...

Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is the predominant virus currently detected in endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs). Recent findings indicate that, specifically, transcriptionally active B19V with detectable viral RNA is of prognostic ...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a growing public health problem with increasing incidence and expanding risk areas. Improved prevention requires better understanding of the spatial distribution and ecological determinants ...

Background: HIV infections which are diagnosed at advanced stages are associated with significantly poorer health outcomes. In Germany, the proportion of persons living with HIV who are diagnosed at later stages has ...

In general, mass gatherings might pose a risk to the public health (PH). The UEFA EURO 2020 tournament (EURO 2020) was one of the first mass gathering events since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

Nachdem es in den Jahren 2017 bis 2019 zu einem globalen Wiederanstieg der Maserninzidenz gekommen war, sind die Masernfallzahlen in Deutschland seit Beginn der COVID-19-Pandemie stärker als die Fallzahlen anderer ...

Background: There is evidence that extraversion and associated frequent personal and digital social contacts are associated with mental health, reflected in reduced risk for anxiety or depression. However, excessive social ...