Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Influenza (AGI) ist seit vielen Jahren das wichtigste Instrument zur Influenzaüberwachung in Deutschland. Sie besteht aus einer syndromischen und einer virologischen Komponente. Die Überwachung einer ...

Ziel der Erregersubtypisierung bei Ausbrüchen ist das Erkennen von Infektionsclustern durch Ermittlung klonaler Zusammenhänge bei Erregerisolaten. Darüber hinaus ist eine kontinuierliche, umfassende Subtypisierung von ...

Zoonotic infections caused by several orthopoxviruses (OPV) like monkeypox virus or vaccinia virus have a significant impact on human health. In Europe, the number of diagnosed infections with cowpox viruses (CPXV) is ...

Ein wesentliches Ziel der Surveillance lebensmittelbedingter Infektionserkrankungen ist das frühzeitige Erkennen von Krankheitsausbrüchen. In diesem Zusammenhang ist eine systematische flächendeckende Feintypisierungssurveillance ...

Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) attributed to clonal complex (CC) 398 and exhibiting spa-type t571 received attention in Europe and in the USA for being associated with severe infections in humans. As ...

Background: Campylobacteriosis caused by Campylobacter spp. is the most common notifiable bacterial gastrointestinal disease in Germany and a major problem in many other European countries as well. In contrast to other ...

In the fifth season of Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE), we undertook a multicentre case–control study (MCCS) in seven European Union (EU) Member States to measure 2012/13 influenza vaccine ...

Background: Between September 2012 and 22 October 2013, 144 laboratory-confirmed and 17 probable MERS-CoV cases from nine countries were notified to WHO. Methods: We summarize what is known about the epidemiology, ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a cause of respiratory tract illness at all ages. In this study the epidemiological and molecular diversity among patients of different ages was investigated. Between 2000–2001 and 2009–2010, ...