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2023-04-21ZeitschriftenartikelPredictive performance of multi-model ensemble forecasts of COVID-19 across European nations Background: Short-term forecasts of infectious disease burden can contribute to situational awareness and aid capacity planning. Based on best practice in other fields and recent insights in infectious disease epidemiology, ...
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2022-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelSARS-CoV-2 variants and the risk of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 among children in Germany Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the risk of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) in children and the predominance of different SARS-CoV-2 variants ...
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2023-09-20ZeitschriftenartikelGene duplication, gene loss, and recombination events with variola virus shaped the complex evolutionary path of historical American horsepox-based smallpox vaccines Vaccinia virus is the active component of all modern smallpox vaccines after the mid-20th century, but it is uncertain to what extent cowpox, vaccinia, and horsepox viruses were used to produce vaccines before then. Genome ...
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2023-07-04ZeitschriftenartikelCOVID-19 cross-border case and contact tracing activities - experiences and lessons learnt, Germany, April-December 2020 Background: Interruption of transmission chains has been crucial in the COVID-19 response. The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) coordinated cross-border case and contact tracing ...
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2023-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelEssential public health functions: the key to resilient health systems
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2023-05-12ZeitschriftenartikelCorrection: Starker et al. Intention for Screening Colonoscopy among Previous Non-Participants: Results of a Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Germany. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4160
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2023-07-11ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of acute COVID-19 including chronic morbidity: protocol for the deep phenotyping National Pandemic Cohort Network in Germany (NAPKON-HAP) Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic causes a high burden of acute and long-term morbidity and mortality worldwide despite global efforts in containment, prophylaxis, ...
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2023-09-09ZeitschriftenartikelA Person-Centered Perspective on Physical Activity-Related Barriers Perceived by Male Fluctuators 50 Plus: A Cross-Sectional Study Men aged 50 or older (50 plus) represent a hard-to-reach target group for health-enhancing physical activity (PA) interventions. However, a considerable percentage of men 50 plus do not entirely fail to achieve the PA ...
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2023-08-29ZeitschriftenartikelSharing Data With Shared Benefits: Artificial Intelligence Perspective Artificial intelligence (AI) and data sharing go hand in hand. In order to develop powerful AI models for medical and health applications, data need to be collected and brought together over multiple centers. However, due ...
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2023-07-19ZeitschriftenartikelCervical pre-cancer screening by visual inspection of the cervix after application of acetic acid in rural Burkina Faso: evaluation of women’s knowledge, screening practice habits, acceptability and prevalence of risk factors and lesions in Boussé health district Introduction: cervical cancer is a major public health problem among women in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease can be controlled through early diagnosis through simple cost-effective methods such as visual inspection of the ...
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2023-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelSituational pathogen avoidance mediates the impact of social connectedness on preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing was one of the more important behaviours for reducing the spread of the virus. The present study investigated the influence on pathogen avoidance of familiarity with other ...
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2023-04-03ZeitschriftenartikelNew perspectives on respiratory syncytial virus surveillance at the national level: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the reconsideration of surveillance strategies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses. The ...
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2023-06-19ZeitschriftenartikelIncident autoimmune diseases in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a matched cohort study Objectives: To investigate whether the risk of developing an incident autoimmune disease is increased in patients with prior COVID-19 disease compared to those without COVID-19, a large cohort study was conducted. Method: A ...
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2023-07-26ZeitschriftenartikelTrends in cancer-free working life expectancy based on health insurance data from Germany–Is the increase as strong as in working life expectancy? Background: Against the backdrop of population ageing, governments are facing the need to raise the statutory retirement age. In this context, the question arises whether these extra years added to working life would ...
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2023-06-23ZeitschriftenartikelTwo plant-associated Bacillus velezensis strains selected after genome analysis, metabolite profiling, and with proved biocontrol potential, were enhancing harvest yield of coffee and black pepper in large field trials Elimination of chemically synthesized pesticides, such as fungicides and nematicides, in agricultural products is a key to successful practice of the Vietnamese agriculture. We describe here the route for developing ...
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2023-08-24ZeitschriftenartikelHigh Level of Knowledge about Tungiasis but Little Translation into Control Practices in Karamoja, Northeastern Uganda Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that can cause significant suffering and disability. Health promotion is an important pillar in NTD control programs, assuming that better knowledge contributes to reduced ...
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2023-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelGenome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli Background: Escherichia coli is an opportunistic pathogen which colonizes various host species. However, to what extent genetic lineages of E. coli are adapted or restricted to specific hosts and the genomic determinants ...
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2023-05-26ZeitschriftenartikelShared community effects and the non-genetic maternal environment shape cortisol levels in wild chimpanzees Mechanisms of inheritance remain poorly defined for many fitness-mediating traits, especially in long-lived animals with protracted development. Using 6,123 urinary samples from 170 wild chimpanzees, we examined the ...
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2023-09-16ZeitschriftenartikelDe novo genome assembly resolving repetitive structures enables genomic analysis of 35 European Mycoplasmopsis bovis strains Mycoplasmopsis (M.) bovis, the agent of mastitis, pneumonia, and arthritis in cattle, harbors a small genome of approximately 1 Mbp. Combining data from Illumina and Nanopore technologies, we sequenced and assembled the ...
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2023-05-30ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular epidemiology and disease severity of influenza virus infection in patients with haematological disorders Influenza virus infection is a common cause of self-limiting respiratory tract infection (RTI), however immunocompromised patients are at an increased risk for a severe course of disease or fatal outcome. We therefore aimed ...