Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) with reassorted NS segments from H5- and H7-type avian virus strains placed in the genetic background of the A/FPV/Rostock/34 HPAIV (FPV; H7N1) were generated by reverse ...

Background: As part of a Berlin-based research consortium on health in old age, the OMAHA (Operationalizing Multimorbidity and Autonomy for Health Services Research in Aging Populations) study aims to develop a conceptual ...

Kinder aus suchtbelasteten Familien sind eine Hochrisikogruppe für die Entwicklung einer psychischen oder substanzbezogenen Störung. Die elterliche Suchterkrankung kann unterschiedliche Effekte auf die körperliche, psychische ...

Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is an intracellular parasite of eukaryotic cells. In the environment, it colonizes amoebae. After being inhaled into the human lung, the bacteria infect ...

Einleitung: Clostridium-difficile-assoziierte Erkrankungen (CDAD) sind ein zunehmendes Problem, insbesondere bei der Versorgung schwer kranker und alter Patienten. Methoden: Eine selektive Literaturübersicht wurde mittels ...

We performed 796 dip-stick tests on urine from 100 wild West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) from 4 habituated groups in the tropical rain forest of Taï National Park, Cote d'Ivoire, to establish reference ...

Background: In Germany, surveillance for infectious disease outbreaks is integrated into an electronic surveillance system. For 2007, the national surveillance database contains case-based information on 201,224 norovirus ...

The success of childhood vaccination against hepatitis B relies on persistence of immunity into adolescence and adulthood. In 2000, two hexavalent vaccines with a hepatitis B component (Hexavac®, Infanrix hexa®) were ...

Eindämmung und Verlangsamung der Ausbreitung waren anfangs das Ziel der Strategie gegen die Neue Grippe. Bei deutlich steigenden Fallzahlen aber steht jetzt der Schutz von Risikogruppen im Vordergrund.

Background: Colobine monkeys constitute a diverse group of primates with major radiations in Africa and Asia. However, phylogenetic relationships among genera are under debate, and recent molecular studies with incomplete ...