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2024-01-04ZeitschriftenartikelRecombination-aware phylogenetic analysis sheds light on the evolutionary origin of SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV-2 can infect human cells through the recognition of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor. This affinity is given by six amino acid residues located in the variable loop of the receptor binding domain ...
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2024-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelGenomic surveillance of STEC/EHEC infections in Germany 2020 to 2022 permits insight into virulence gene profiles and novel O-antigen gene clusters Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), including the subgroup of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), are important bacterial pathogens which cause diarrhea and the severe clinical manifestation hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). ...
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2024-01-11ZeitschriftenartikelDifferent populations of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses in a patient with hemolytic-uremic syndrome Respiratory viral infections may have different impacts ranging from infection without symptoms to severe disease or even death though the reasons are not well characterized. A patient (age group 5–15 years) displaying ...
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2024-07-10ZeitschriftenartikelEffectiveness and duration of protection of primary and booster immunisation against meningococcal serogroup C disease with meningococcal conjugate C and ACWY vaccines: Systematic review Objectives: To estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) and duration of protection of single primary and booster immunisation with meningococcal C (MenC) and ACWY (MenACWY) conjugate vaccines in preventing MenC invasive ...
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2024-02-28ZeitschriftenartikelCoordinated inflammatory responses dictate Marburg virus control by reservoir bats Bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs of emerging zoonotic pathogens. Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs) are the known reservoir of Marburg virus (MARV), a filovirus that causes deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD) in ...
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2023-11-08ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluating the hepatitis B vaccination impact in the Republic of Moldova: A nationwide representative serosurvey of children born in 2013 Objectives: The WHO European Region set targets for the control of hepatitis B through immunization, including prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at ≤0.5% in vaccinated cohorts. The Republic of Moldova ...
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2024-02-08ZeitschriftenartikelRSV immunisation in infants: weighing the options
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2024-01-20ZeitschriftenartikelDeveloping a next level integrated genomic surveillance: Advances in the molecular epidemiology of HIV in Germany Advances in the molecular epidemiological studies of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) by laboratory and bioinformatic automation should allow the processing of larger numbers of ...
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2024-03-12ZeitschriftenartikelEstimating the health effects of COVID-19-related immunisation disruptions in 112 countries during 2020–30: a modelling study Background: There have been declines in global immunisation coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery has begun but is geographically variable. This disruption has led to under-immunised cohorts and interrupted ...
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2024-01-24ZeitschriftenartikelCharacteristics of two zoonotic swine influenza A(H1N1) viruses isolated in Germany from diseased patients Interspecies transmission of influenza A viruses (IAV) from pigs to humans is a concerning event as porcine IAV represent a reservoir of potentially pandemic IAV. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of two porcine A(H1N1)v ...
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2024-12-04ZeitschriftenartikelElectron microscopy images and morphometric data of SARS-CoV-2 variants in ultrathin plastic sections Conventional thin section electron microscopy of viral pathogens, such as the pandemic SARS-CoV-2, can provide structural information on the virus particle phenotype and its evolution. We recorded about 900 transmission ...
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2024-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelPOCP-nf: an automatic Nextflow pipeline for calculating the percentage of conserved proteins in bacterial taxonomy Summary: Sequence technology advancements have led to an exponential increase in bacterial genomes, necessitating robust taxonomic classification methods. The Percentage Of Conserved Proteins (POCP), proposed initially ...
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2024-02-03ZeitschriftenartikelMeasles vaccination – An underestimated prevention measure: Analyzing a fatal case in Hildesheim, Germany Measles and rubella are targeted for elimination in the WHO region Europe. To reach the elimination goal, vaccination coverage of 95% must be achieved and sustained, the genotype information has to be provided for 80% of ...
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2024-02-05ZeitschriftenartikeltANCHOR-cell-based assay for monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies rapidly adaptive to various receptor-binding domains Conventional neutralizing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) systems for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mimic the protein-protein interaction between angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...
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2024-01-18ZeitschriftenartikelImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on norovirus circulation in Germany Human norovirus is a major cause of viral gastroenteritis in all age groups. The virus is constantly and rapidly changing, allowing mutations and recombination events to create great diversity of circulating viruses. With ...
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2024-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelSurvival after cryptococcosis in Germany: A retrospective multicenter cohort study of patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2021 Cryptococcosis is the most prevalent fungal infection of the central nervous system worldwide. We performed a retrospective multicenter cohort study to gain insights into the epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Germany. We ...
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2024-01-29ZeitschriftenartikelIntegrated molecular, phenotypic and epidemiological surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Germany Numbers of infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae are among the top three sexually transmitted infections (STI) worldwide. In addition, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae ...
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2024-01-05ZeitschriftenartikelDirect translation of incoming retroviral genomes Viruses that carry a positive-sense, single-stranded (+ssRNA) RNA translate their genomes soon after entering the host cell to produce viral proteins, with the exception of retroviruses. A distinguishing feature of ...
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2024-01-12ZeitschriftenartikelAuthor Correction: Germany’s fourth COVID-19 wave was mainly driven by the unvaccinated
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2024-02-22ZeitschriftenartikelPublic Health Microbiology: Recent developments under Robert Koch’s genius loci