Browsing Artikel in Fachzeitschriften by Author "Haas, Walter"
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2018-01-08ZeitschriftenartikelA cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study Walker, Timothy M.; Merker, Matthias; Knoblauch, Astrid M.; Helbling, Peter; Schoch, Otto D.; van der Werf, Marieke J.; Kranzer, Katharina; Fiebig, Lena; Kröger, Stefan; Haas, Walter; Hoffmann, Harald; Indra, Alexander; Egli, Adrian; Cirillo, Daniela M.; Robert, Jérôme; Rogers, Thomas R.; Groenheit, Ramona; Mengshoel, Anne T.; Mathys, Vanessa; Haanperä, Marjo; van Soolingen, Dick; Niemann, Stefan; Böttger, Erik C.; Keller, Peter M.; MDR-TB Cluster ConsortiumBackground The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among ...
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2017-01-12ZeitschriftenartikelA joint cross-border investigation of a cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Austria, Romania and Germany in 2014 using classic, genotyping and whole genome sequencing methods: lessons learnt Fiebig, Lena; Kohl, Thomas A.; Popovici, O.; Mühlenfeld, M.; Indra, A.; Homorodean, D.; Chiotan, D.; Richter, E.; Rüsch-Gerdes, Sabine; Schmidgruber, B.; Beckert, P.; Hauer, Barbara; Niemann, Stefan; Allerberger, Franz; Haas, WalterMolecular surveillance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) using 24-loci MIRU-VNTR in the European Union suggests the occurrence of international transmission. In early 2014, Austria detected a molecular MDR-TB ...
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2022-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelAdvancing Precision Vaccinology by Molecular and Genomic Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Germany, 2021 Oh, Djin-Ye; Hölzer, Martin; Paraskevopolou, Sofia; Tofimova, Maria; Hartkopf, Felix; Budt, Matthias; Wedde, Marianne; Richard, Hugues; Haldemann, Berit; Domaszewska, Teresa; Reiche, Janine; Keeren, Kathrin; Radonić, Aleksander; Ramos Calderón, Julia Patricia; Smith, Maureen Rebecca; Brinkmann, Annika; Trappe, Kathrin; Drechsel, Oliver; Klaper, Kathleen; Hein, Sascha; Hildt, Eberhardt; Haas, Walter; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Semmler, Torsten; Dürrwald, Ralf; Thürmer, Andrea; Drosten, Christian; Fuchs, Stephan; Kröger, Stefan; von Kleist, Max; Wolff, Thorsten; Integrated Molecular Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 (IMS-SC2) Laboratory NetworkBackground Comprehensive pathogen genomic surveillance represents a powerful tool to complement and advance precision vaccinology. The emergence of the Alpha variant in December 2020 and the resulting efforts to track ...
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2015-08-13ZeitschriftenartikelAge-related prevalence of cross-reactive antibodies against influenza A(H3N2) variant virus, Germany, 2003 to 2010 Blümel, Benjamin; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Dehnert, Manuel; Buda, Silke; Reuss, Annicka; Czogiel, Irina; Kamtsiuris, Panagiotis; Schlaud, Martin; Poethko-Müller, Christina; Thamm, Michael; Haas, WalterTo estimate susceptibility to the swine-origin influenza A(H3N2) variant virus (A(H3N2)v) in the German population, we investigated cross-reactive antibodies against this virus and factors associated with seroprotective ...
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2006-12-25ZeitschriftenartikelAntivirale Arzneimittel – keine Wunderwaffe, aber ein wichtiger Baustein der Pandemieplanung Kurth, Reinhard; Buchholz, Udo; Haas, WalterDeutschland steht mit seinen Vorbereitungen auf eine Influenzapandemie international an guter Position (1). Eine wirksame Vorbereitung kann sich nicht auf einen Aspekt beschränken, sondern besteht aus dem komplexen ...
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2011-01-28ZeitschriftenartikelArbeitsgemeinschaft Influenza: Um Unterstützung wird gebeten Buda, Silke; Haas, WalterDie Arbeitsgemeinschaft Influenza informiert als einziges System rasch und zuverlässig über die Virusepidemiologie und Krankheitslast. In einigen Regionen werden allerdings mehr Sentinelpraxen zur Datenerhebung benötigt.
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2019-03-18ZeitschriftenartikelAssessment of the use and need for an integrated molecular surveillance of tuberculosis: an online survey in Germany Sanchini, Andrea; Andrés, Marta; Fiebig, Lena; Albrecht, Stefan; Hauer, Barbara; Haas, WalterBackground The implementation of an integrated molecular surveillance (IMS) of tuberculosis (TB) is of high priority for TB control. IMS is defined as the systematic inclusion of molecular typing results in the national ...
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2011-08-11ZeitschriftenartikelAvian influenza A(H5N1) in humans: new insights from a line list of World Health Organization confirmed cases, September 2006 to August 2010 Fiebig, Lena; Soyka, Jana; Buda, Silke; Buchholz, Udo; Dehnert, Manuel; Haas, WalterThe threat of avian influenza (AI) viruses to humans in Europe in 2005 prompted the Robert Koch Institute to establish a routine monitoring instrument condensing information on all human AI cases worldwide reported from ...
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2013-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelAviäre Influenza A(H7N9): Das Gefährdungspotenzial ist gering, aber nicht gleich null Buda, Silke; Buchholz, Udo; Haas, WalterDie Medien berichten seit Anfang April über humane Erkrankungsfälle mit Influenza A(H7N9) in China. Wie ist dieses neue Virus einzuschätzen, und was sollten Ärztinnen und Ärzte in Deutschland beachten?
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2006-02-24ZeitschriftenartikelAviäre Influenza in Deutschland: Gefährdung für den Menschen hat sich nicht grundlegend geändert Haas, Walter; Krause, Gérard; Kurth, ReinhardEmpfehlungen zu Schutzmaßnahmen sind etabliert. Eine aktuelle Überarbeitung zielt darauf, das Expositionsrisiko beim Menschen zu verringern.
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2005-10-21ZeitschriftenartikelAviäre Influenza: Diagnostik und Management von Infektionen des Menschen Becker, Anne; Buchholz, Udo; Reiter, Sabine; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Pauli, Georg; Haas, WalterAktuelle Empfehlungen des Robert Koch-Instituts bei Infektionen mit A/H5(N1)
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2009-12-21ZeitschriftenartikelBreaking the waves: modelling the potential impact of Public Health measures to defer the epidemic peak of novel influenza A/H1N1 Heiden, Matthias an der; Buchholz, Udo; Krause, Gérard; Kirchner, Göran; Claus, Hermann; Haas, WalterBackground: On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared phase 6 of the novel influenza A/H1N1 pandemic. Although by the end of September 2009, the novel virus had been reported from all continents, the impact ...
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2006-08-29ZeitschriftenartikelCapture–recapture analysis to estimate the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease in Germany, 2003 Schrauder, Annette; Claus, Hermann; Elias, Johannes; Vogel, Ulrich; Haas, Walter; Hellenbrand, WiebkeThe incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Germany in 2003 was estimated by the two-source capture–recapture method. As a unique personal identifier was unavailable, cases with IMD tested at the National ...
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2013-03-21ZeitschriftenartikelChallenges in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the European Union, 2011 Solovic, I.; Jonsson, J.; Korzeniewska-Kosela, M.; Chiotan, D. I.; Pace-Asciak, A.; Slump, E.; Rumetshofer, R.; Abubakar, I.; Kos, S.; Svetina-Sorli, P.; Haas, Walter; Bauer, T.; Sandgren, A.; Werf, Marieke van derIn the European Union (EU) 72,334 tuberculosis (TB) cases were notified in 2011, of which 16,116 (22%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). The percentage of TB cases with EPTB ranged from 4% to 48% in the reporting ...
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2011-10-04ZeitschriftenartikelCommunicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011 Balabanova, Yanina; Gilsdorf, Andreas; Buda, Silke; Burger, Reinhard; Eckmanns, Tim; Gärtner, Barbara; Groß, Uwe; Haas, Walter; Hamouda, Osamah; Hübner, Johannes; Jänisch, Thomas; Kist, Manfred; Kramer, Michael H.; Ledig, Thomas; Mielke, Martin; Pulz, Matthias; Stark, Klaus; Suttorp, Norbert; Ulbrich, Uta; Wichmann, Ole; Krause, GérardIntroduction: To establish strategic priorities for the German national public health institute (RKI) and guide the institute’s mid-term strategic decisions, we prioritized infectious pathogens in accordance with their ...
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2012-12-11ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of Shedding Characteristics of Seasonal Influenza Virus (Sub)Types and Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09; Germany, 2007–2011 Süß, Thorsten; Remschmidt, Cornelius; Schink, Susanne; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Heider, Alla; Milde, Jeanette; Nitsche, Andreas; Schroeder, Kati; Döllinger, Jörg; Braun, Christian; Haas, Walter; Krause, Gérard; Buchholz, UdoBackground: Influenza viral shedding studies provide fundamental information for preventive strategies and modelling exercises. We conducted a prospective household study to investigate viral shedding in seasonal and ...
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2020-10-17ZeitschriftenartikelCompleteness of tuberculosis case notifications in Germany in 2013–2017: first results of an inventory study Domaszewska, Teresa; Karo, Basel; Preuss, Ute; Kollan, Christian; Reuss, Annicka; Blank, Hans-Peter; Brodhun, Bonita; Hauer, Barbara; Altmann, Doris; Fiebig, Lena; Haas, Walter; Perumal, NitaBackground Evaluating the completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification data is important for monitoring of TB surveillance systems. We conducted an inventory study to calculate TB underreporting in Germany in ...
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2019-12-09ZeitschriftenartikelComputational pan-genome mapping and pairwise SNP-distance improve detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission clusters Jandrasits, Christine; Kröger, Stefan; Haas, Walter; Renard, Bernhard Y.Next-generation sequencing based base-by-base distance measures have become an integral complement to epidemiological investigation of infectious disease outbreaks. This study introduces PANPASCO, a computational pan-genome ...
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2017-03-23ZeitschriftenartikelContact investigation after a fatal case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in an aircraft, Germany, July 2013 Heiden, Maria an der; Hauer, Barbara; Fiebig, Lena; Glaser-Paschke, Gisela; Stemmler, M.; Simon, C.; Rüsch-Gerdes, Sabine; Gilsdorf, Andreas; Haas, WalterIn July 2013, a passenger died of infectious extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) on board of an aircraft after a 3-hour flight from Turkey to Germany. Initial information indicated the patient had moved about ...
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2014-03-17ZeitschriftenartikelContact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany Reuss, Annicka; Litterst, Annette; Drosten, Christian; Seilmaier, Michael; Böhmer, Merle; Graf, Petra; Gold, Hermann; Wendtner, Clemens-Martin; Zanuzdana, Arina; Schaade, Lars; Haas, Walter; Buchholz, UdoOn March 19, 2013, a patient from United Arab Emirates who had severe respiratory infection was transferred to a hospital in Germany, 11 days after symptom onset. Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...