We investigated three SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 childcare centre and related household outbreaks. Despite group cohorting, cases occurred in almost all groups, i.e. also among persons without ...

Die Histoplasmose ist die weltweit am weitesten verbreitete endemische Systemmykose. Sie wird meist durch Inhalation des obligat pathogenen, thermal dimorphen Pilzes Histoplasma capsulatum ausgelöst. Sie manifestiert sich ...

Using scientific evidence for policy making is a challenge at the best of times, but it is particularly difficult during a global pandemic. Policy makers traditionally receive inputs from health professionals and use ...

The COVID-19 epidemic is the latest evidence of critical gaps in our collective ability to monitor country-level preparedness for health emergencies. The global frameworks that exist to strengthen core public health ...

Ziel der Studie Sportvereine spielen eine wichtige Rolle für die Bewegungs- und damit auch die Gesundheitsförderung in Deutschland. Die vorliegende Studie befasst sich vor dem Hintergrund der Corona-bedingten Einschränkungen ...

SARS-CoV-2 is the causative of the COVID-19 disease, which has spread pandemically around the globe within a few months. It is therefore necessary to collect fundamental information about the disease, its epidemiology and ...

Das Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hat sich seit 2020 weltweit verbreitet. In Deutschland haben sich bis zum Ende Juni 2021 über 3,7 Mio. Menschen infiziert. Das Infektionsgeschehen ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges to the economy, politics and public health systems of developed and developing countries alike. However, the latter are less well placed to cope with adverse effects. In ...

Background: Blood cultures (BC) have a high clinical relevance and are a priority specimen for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. Manual BC are still most frequently used in resource-limited settings. Data on automated ...