Browsing Artikel in Fachzeitschriften by Author "Wagner-Wiening, Christiane"

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2006-10-06Zeitschriftenartikel

A super-spreading ewe infects hundreds with Q fever at a farmers' market in Germany

Porten, Klaudia; Rissland, Jürgen; Tigges, Almira; Broll, Susanne; Hopp, Wilfried; Lunemann, Mechthild; Treeck, Ulrich van; Kimmig, Peter; Brockmann, Stefan; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Hellenbrand, Wiebke; Buchholz, Udo

Background: In May 2003 the Soest County Health Department was informed of an unusually large number of patients hospitalized with atypical pneumonia. Methods: In exploratory interviews patients mentioned having ...
2022-07-25Zeitschriftenartikel

An Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Multiple Federal States in Germany

Hecht, Jane; Eisfeld, Jessica; Baum, Jonathan H.J.; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Leuze, Daniela; Zimnitskaya, Yulia; Knautz, Donald; Heinmüller, Petra; Gatermann, Sören; Pfennigwerth, Niels; Eckmanns, Tim; Haller, Sebastian
2018-06-15Zeitschriftenartikel

Areas with High Hazard Potential for Autochthonous Transmission of Aedes albopictus-Associated Arboviruses in Germany

Thomas, Stephanie Margarete; Tjaden, Nils Benjamin; Frank, Christina; Jaeschke, Anja; Zipfel, Lukas; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Faber, Mirko; Beierkuhnlein, Carl; Stark, Klaus

The intensity and extent of transmission of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus have increased markedly over the last decades. Autochthonous transmission of dengue and chikungunya by Aedes albopictus ...
2019-03-29Zeitschriftenartikel

Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) in Germany, 2001–2018

Hellenbrand, Wiebke; Kreusch, Teresa; Böhmer, Merle M.; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Dobler, Gerhard; Wichmann, Ole; Altmann, Doris

We reviewed tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) surveillance and epidemiology in Germany, as these underlie public health recommendations, foremost vaccination. We performed descriptive analyses of notification data (2001–2018, ...
2012-05-18Zeitschriftenartikel

High Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii Antibodies in Veterinarians Associated with Cattle Obstetrics, Bavaria, 2009

Bernard, Helen; Brockmann, Stefan; Kleinkauf, Niels; Klinc, Christina; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Stark, Klaus; Jansen, Andreas

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. Infection can result in severe disease. However, little is known about the risk of infection in veterinarians. In a cross-sectional study among German veterinarians, ...
2007-09-25Zeitschriftenartikel

Large Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas, Germany, 2005

Gilsdorf, Andreas; Kroh, C.; Grimm, S.; Jensen, Evelin; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Alpers, Katharina

In June 2005 Coxiella burnetii-infected sheep, grazing and lambing on a meadow bordering a residential area, caused a large Q fever outbreak (331 cases) in Germany. Our outbreak investigation provided attack rates (AR) by ...
2019-12-27Zeitschriftenartikel

Low prevalence of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) IgG antibodies in humans from areas endemic for animal Borna disease of Southern Germany

Tappe, Dennis; Frank, Christina; Offergeld, Ruth; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Stark, Klaus; Rubbenstroth, Dennis; Giese, Sebastian; Lattwein, Erik; Schwemmle, Martin; Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas; Wilking, Hendrik

Borna disease virus-1 (BoDV-1) was recently discovered as cause of severe and often fatal encephalitis in humans. BoDV-1 is known to cause neurological disease in horses and sheep mainly in South and Central Germany. The ...
2022-11-17Zeitschriftenartikel

Outbreak of imported diphtheria with Corynebacterium diphtheriae among migrants arriving in Germany, 2022

Badenschier, Franziska; Berger, Anja; Dangel, Alexandra; Sprenger, Annika; Hobmaier, Berhard; Sievers, Claudia; Prins, Henrieke; Dörre, Achim; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Külper-Schiek, Wiebe; Wichmann, Ole; Sing, Andreas

From July 2022, cases of imported diphtheria with toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae remarkably increased among migrants arriving in Germany. Up to 30 September 2022, 44 cases have been reported to the national ...
2022-03-23Zeitschriftenartikel

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Risk Increases with Dog Ownership, Frequent Walks, and Gardening: A Case-Control Study in Germany 2018–2020

Nygren, Teresa Marie; Pilic, Antonia; Böhmer, Merle Margarete; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Wichmann, Ole; Harder, Thomas; Hellenbrand, Wiebke

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 ...
2022-07-09Zeitschriftenartikel

Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine effectiveness and barriers to vaccination in Germany

Nygren, Teresa M.; Pilic, Antonia; Böhmer, Merle M.; Wagner-Wiening, Christiane; Wichmann, Ole; Harder, Thomas; Hellenbrand, Wiebke

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination coverage remains low in Germany. Our case–control study (2018–2020) aimed to examine reasons for low vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness (VE), and vaccine breakthrough infections ...