Here, we report the closed genome sequences of two representative Listeria monocytogenes strains belonging to PCR serogroup IVb, which are related to two large outbreaks of human listeriosis that affected Germany in 2015 ...

Hintergrund und Ziel: Obwohl seit vielen Jahren ein sicherer und effektiver Impfstoff verfügbar ist, nehmen Fälle von Masern seit 2018 weltweit wieder zu. Ziel dieses Berichts ist die Identifizierung möglicher Gründe ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, acute respiratory infections (ARI), acute gastrointestinal infections (GI) and acute febrile disease of unknown cause (AFDUC) have a large disease burden, especially among children, while respective ...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and associated non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) affect healthcare seeking behaviour, access to healthcare, test strategies, disease notification and workload at public health ...

Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat Anpassungen des Meldesystems gemäß Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG) erforderlich gemacht. Da COVID-19 bis dahin unbekannt war, gab es noch keine spezifische Meldepflicht für diese Infektionskrankheit. ...

The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, transmits rapidly from human-to-human resulting in the ongoing pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 infects angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) expressing lung, heart, kidney, intestine, gall bladder, ...

Pregnant women and their infants are at increased risk for severe influenza-related complications. A decade has passed since influenza vaccination was first recommended for pregnant women in Germany in 2010; however, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way that public health professionals work and communicate. Over a very short time span, remote working arrangements have become the norm, and meetings have shifted online. ...

Pandemic measures to mitigate the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany led to cancellations of routine vaccination appointments for both adults and children. Survey data indicate that, with easing pandemic restrictions, many ...