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2011-06-21ZeitschriftenartikelUnder-recognition and reporting of dengue in Cambodia: a capture–recapture analysis of the National Dengue Surveillance System Robust disease burden estimates are important for decision-making concerning introduction of new vaccines. Dengue is a major public health problem in the tropics but robust disease burden estimates are lacking. We conducted ...
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2012-06-14ZeitschriftenartikelQuantitative assessment of passenger flows in Europe and its implications for tracing contacts of infectious passengers In contrast to air travel, there are no recommendations on tracing ground transport passengers exposed to infectious pathogens. We analysed European statistics on passenger transport in different conveyances and conducted ...
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2012-06-14ZeitschriftenartikelDescription of measles D4-Hamburg outbreak in Hamburg, Germany, December 2008 to June 2009, which disproportionally affected a local Roma community From December 2008 to June 2009 a measles outbreak occurred in the Federal State of Hamburg, Germany. The outbreak affected 216 persons and was caused by a new measles strain termed D4-Hamburg which led to consecutive ...
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2012-05-31ZeitschriftenartikelMandatory and recommended vaccination in the EU, Iceland and Norway: results of the VENICE 2010 survey on the ways of implementing national vaccination programmes This report provides an updated overview of recommended and mandatory vaccinations in the European Union (EU), Iceland and Norway, considering the differences in vaccine programme implementation between countries. In 2010, ...
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2010-12-01ZeitschriftenartikelZusammenhang von Ernährungsmustern und ausgewählten Biomarkern bei Jugendlichen
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2011-05-19ZeitschriftenartikelContribution of proteomics of Leishmania spp. to the understanding of differentiation, drug resistance mechanisms, vaccine and drug development Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites with a digenetic life cycle, cause a spectrum of diseases in humans. Recently several Leishmania spp. have been sequenced which significantly boosted the number and quality of proteomic ...
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2011-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelLegionellen im Trinkwasserbereich Ergebnisse eines Fachgespräches zur Prävention trinkwasserbedingter LegionellosenObwohl das Wissen über Legionellen und dadurch bedingte Erkrankungen inzwischen recht umfangreich ist, ist ein Zusammenhang zwischen ihrer Keimzahl im Wasser und einem bestehenden Infektionsrisiko weiterhin unklar. Ein ...
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2011-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelMonitoring und Qualitätssicherung von Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung auf Bundesebene Monitoring and quality assurance of prevention and health promotion at the federal levelDas Monitoring und die Qualitätssicherung zur Ermittlung des Bedarfs und der Wirksamkeit von Präventions- und Gesundheitsförderungsmaßnahmen gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt exemplarisch ...
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2011-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelEpidemiologie der Legionärskrankheit in Deutschland Epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease in GermanyBei der Legionärskrankheit handelt es sich um eine schwere Form der Lungenentzündung, die durch Bakterien der Gattung Legionella hervorgerufen wird. Legionellen sind im Süßwasser weit verbreitet und können auch technische ...
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2011-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelBMI-Selbstauskünfte Überprüfung der Praktikabilität einer Korrekturformel an einer Stichprobe elf- bis 13-jähriger MädchenDie Entscheidung zwischen Messung und Erfragung von Größe und Gewicht zur Errechnung des Body-Mass-Index (BMI) hat Einfluss auf die Ökonomie und Validität dieser Messungen. So sind Selbstauskünfte zwar weniger aufwendig, ...
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2012-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelDiversity of parvovirus 4-like viruses in humans, chimpanzees, and monkeys in hunter-prey relationships. During 2010–2011, we investigated interspecies transmission of partetraviruses between predators (humans and chimpanzees) and their prey (colobus monkeys) in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite widespread infection in all species ...
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2012-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelOrigin of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Rural Côte d’Ivoire Simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (STLV-1) strains occasionally infect humans. However, the frequency of such infections is unknown. We show that direct transmission of STLV-1 from nonhuman primates to humans may be ...
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2012-04-26ZeitschriftenartikelThe effect of climate fluctuation on chimpanzee birth sex ratio. Climate and weather conditions, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, precipitation and temperature influence the birth sex ratio (BSR) of various higher latitude species, including deer, elephant seals or northern human ...
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2012-04-18ZeitschriftenartikelSharing more than friendship--nasal colonization with coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) and co-habitation aspects of dogs and their owners. Background: Since the relationship between dogs and their owners has changed, and dogs moved from being working dogs to family members in post-industrial countries, we hypothesized that zoonotic transmission of opportunistic ...
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2012-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelReal-time cytotoxicity assay for rapid and sensitive detection of ricin from complex matrices. Background: In the context of a potential bioterrorist attack sensitive and fast detection of functionally active toxins such as ricin from complex matrices is necessary to be able to start timely countermeasures. One 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: ...
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2012-03-27ZeitschriftenartikelLessons from a one-year hospital-based surveillance of acute respiratory infections in Berlin- comparing case definitions to monitor influenza Background: Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in sentinel hospitals is recommended to estimate the burden of severe influenza-cases. Therefore, we monitored patients admitted with respiratory ...
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2012-03-09ZeitschriftenartikelPhylogenetic reconstruction of dengue virus type 2 in Colombia Background: Dengue fever is perhaps the most important viral re-emergent disease especially in tropical and subtropical countries, affecting about 50 million people around the world yearly. In Colombia, dengue virus was ...
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2012-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreaks of virulent diarrheagenic Escherichia coli - are we in control? Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are the most virulent diarrheagenic E. coli known to date. They can be spread with alarming ease via food as exemplified by a large sprout-borne outbreak of STEC O104:H4 in ...
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2012-04-26ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating vaccination coverage in the absence of immunisation registers – the German experience Immunisation registers are regarded as an appropriate solution to measure vaccination coverage on a population level. In Germany, a decentralised healthcare system and data protection regulations constrain such an approach. ...