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2012-06-28Zeitschriftenartikel

Fatal anthrax infection in a heroin user from southern Germany, June 2012

Holzmann, Thomas; Frangoulidis, D.; Simon, M.; Noll, P.; Schmoldt, S.; Hanczaruk, M.; Grass, G.; Pregler, M.; Sing, A.; Hörmansdorfer, S.; Bernard, Helen; Grunow, Roland; Zimmermann, Ruth; Schneider-Brachert, W.; Gessner, A.; Reischl, Udo

Blood cultures from a heroin user who died in June 2012, a few hours after hospital admission, due to acute septic disease, revealed the presence of Bacillus anthracis. This report describes the extended diagnosis by ...

2012-08-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Lack of Evidence for Schmallenberg Virus Infection in Highly Exposed Persons, Germany, 2012

Ducomble, Tanja; Wilking, Hendrik; Stark, Klaus; Takla, Anja; Askar, Mona; Schaade, Lars; Nitsche, Andreas; Kurth, Andreas

Schmallenberg virus, a novel orthobunyavirus, is spreading among ruminants, especially sheep, throughout Europe. To determine the risk for human infection, we conducted a survey among shepherds to assess possible ...

2012-07-19Zeitschriftenartikel

Syphilis on the rise again in Germany – results from surveillance data for 2011

Bremer, Viviane; Marcus, Ulrich; Hamouda, Osamah

In Germany, syphilis is notified anonymously. In 2011, 3,698 cases (incidence 4.5/100,000 inhabitants) were notified, an increase of 22% over 2010. The increase was higher in men (23%) than women (13%) and 94% of the cases ...

2010-07-27Zeitschriftenartikel

Jodmangel im Säuglingsalter - ein Risiko für die kognitive Entwicklung

Iodine deficiency in infancy - a risk for cognitive development

Remer, T.; Johner, S. A.; Gärtner, R.; Thamm, Michael; Kriener, E.

Dass ein schwerer Jodmangel während der Schwangerschaft die Gehirnentwicklung des Embryos und Feten gravierend beeinflusst und in extremen Fällen Kretinismus droht, ist bekannt. Neuere Studien belegen, dass sich bereits ...

2011-08-27Zeitschriftenartikel

Diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Derby isolated from pig, pork and humans in Germany

Hauser, Elisabeth; Hebner, Franka; Tietze, Erhard; Helmuth, Reiner; Junker, Ernst; Prager, Rita; Schroeter, Andreas; Rabsch, Wolfgang; Fruth, Angelika; Malorny, Burkhard

Salmonella enterica serovar Derby (S. Derby) is one of the most prevalent serovars in pigs in Europe and in the U.S. and ranks among the 10 most frequently isolated serovars in humans. Therefore, a set of 82 epidemiologically ...

2011-08-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Comparison of direct cultivation on a selective solid medium, polymerase chain reaction from an enrichment broth, and the BD GeneOhm™ VanR Assay for identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in screening specimens

Werner, Guido; Serr, Annerose; Schütt, Sabine; Schneider, Christian; Klare, Ingo; Witte, Wolfgang; Wendt, Constanze

Fast and reliable diagnostics of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is an important prerequisite for containing VRE transmission rates and controlling VRE outbreaks among hospital patients. The BD GeneOhm™ VanR Assay ...

2011-07-23Zeitschriftenartikel

The Pathology of Experimental Poxvirus Infection in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Further Characterization of a New Primate Model for Orthopoxvirus Infections

Mätz-Rensing, Kerstin; Stahl-Hennig, Christiane; Kramski, Marit; Pauli, Georg; Ellerbrok, Heinz; Kaup, Franz-Josef

Zoonotic orthopoxvirus (OPV) can induce severe disease in man and the virus has potential for use in bioterrorism. New vaccines and therapeutics against OPV infections must be tested in animal models. The aim of this study ...

2011-07-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Closer to the Goal: Efforts in Measles Elimination in Germany 2010

Siedler, Anette; Mankertz, Annette; Feil, Fabian; Ahlemeyer, Gabriele; Hornig, Angelika; Kirchner, Markus; Beyrer, Konrad; Dreesman, Johannes; Scharkus, Sibylle; Marcic, Anne; Reiter, Sabine; Matysiak-Klose, Dorothea; Santibanez, Sabine; Krause, Gérard; Wichmann, Ole

Increasing 2-dose vaccination coverage has led to an interruption of endemic measles virus circulation in Germany. However, outbreaks after virus importation still occur and contribute to international transmission chains. ...

2011-07-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Molecular genotyping and epidemiology of measles virus transmission in the World Health Organization European Region, 2007-2009

Mankertz, Annette; Mulders, Mick N.; Shulga, Sergey; Kremer, Jacques R.; Brown, Kevin E.; Santibanez, Sabine; Muller, Claude P.; Tikhonova, Nina; Lipskaya, Galina; Jankovic, Dragan; Khetsuriani, Nino; Martin, Rebecca; Gavrilin, Eugene

Background: In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a goal to eliminate measles in the European Region by 2010. Measles elimination is defined as the interruption of indigenous measles virus (MV) transmission. ...

2011-06-22Zeitschriftenartikel

Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

Bielaszewska, Martina; Mellmann, Alexander; Zhang, Wenlan; Köck, Robin; Fruth, Angelika; Bauwens, Andreas; Peters, Georg; Karch, Helge

Background: In an ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea caused by a virulent Escherichia coli strain O104:H4 in Germany (with some cases elsewhere in Europe and North America), 810 cases ...

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