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During 2005-2006, nine measles virus (MV) genotypes were identified throughout the World Health Organization European Region. All major epidemics were associated with genotypes D4, D6, and B3. Other genotypes (B2, D5, D8, ...

2008-06-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Underreporting of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Germany.

Jorgensen, Pernille; Heiden, Matthias an der; Kern, Petra; Schöneberg, Irene; Krause, Gérard; Alpers, Katharina

We estimated the total number of human alveolar echinococcosis cases in Germany from 2003 through 2005 using the multiple source capture-recapture method. We found a 3-fold higher incidence of the disease than that shown ...

2008-12-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Antibodies against Rickettsia spp. in Hunters, Germany

Jansen, Andreas; Scola, Bernard La; Raoult, Didier; Lierz, Michael; Wichmann, Ole; Stark, Klaus; Schneider, Thomas

2008-04-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Clostridium difficile Surveillance Trends, Saxony, Germany

Burckhardt, Florian; Friedrich, Anett; Beier, Dietmar; Eckmanns, Tim

2008-06-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Global distribution of novel rhinovirus genotype.

Briese, Thomas; Renwick, Neil; Venter, Marietjie; Jarman, Richard G.; Ghosh, Dhrubaa; Köndgen, Sophie; Shrestha, Sanjaya K.; Hoegh, A. Mette; Casas, Inmaculada; Adjogoua, Edgard Valerie; Akoua-Koffi, Chantal; Myint, Khin Saw; Williams, David T.; Chidlow, Glenys; Berg, Ria van den; Calvo, Cristina; Koch, Orienka; Palacios, Gustavo; Kapoor, Vishal; Villari, Joseph; Dominguez, Samuel R.; Holmes, Kathryn V.; Leendertz, Fabian; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Ellerbrok, Heinz

Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Molecular dating indicates ...

2009-01-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Selection Tool for Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks

Verhoef, Linda; Kroneman, Annelies; Duynhoven, Yvonne van; Boshuizen, Hendriek; Pelt, Wilfrid van; Koopmans, Marion; Koch, Judith; Schreier, Eckart; Stark, Klaus

Detection of pathogens in the food chain is limited mainly to bacteria, and the globalization of the food industry enables international viral foodborne outbreaks to occur. Outbreaks from 2002 through 2006 recorded in a ...

2009-02-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Imported malaria in children in industrialized countries, 1992-2002.

Stäger, Katrin; Legros, Fabrice; Krause, Gérard; Low, Nicola; Bradley, David; Desai, Meghna; Graf, Simone; D'Amato, Stefania; Mizuno, Yasutaka; Janzon, Ragnhild; Petersen, Eskild; Kester, John; Steffen, Robert; Schlagenhauf, Patricia

Children account for an appreciable proportion of total imported malaria cases, yet few studies have quantified these cases, identified trends, or suggested evidence-based prevention strategies for this group of travelers. ...

2009-03-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Coordinated Implementation of Chikungunya Virus Reverse Transcription–PCR.

Panning, Marcus; Charrel, Remi N.; Mantke, Oliver Donoso; Landt, Olfert; Niedrig, Matthias; Drosten, Christian

A preformulated chikungunya virus real-time reverse transcription-PCR, quality-confirmed oligonucleotides, and noninfectious virus controls were distributed by the European Network for the Diagnosis of Imported Viral ...

2009-09-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Phylogeny and Disease Association of Shiga toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O91

Mellmann, Alexander; Fruth, Angelika; Friedrich, Alexander W.; Wieler, Lothar H.; Harmsen, Dag; Werber, Dirk; Middendorf, Barbara; Bielaszewska, Martina; Karch, Helge

The diversity and relatedness of 100 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91 isolates from different patients were examined by multilocus sequence typing. We identified 10 specific sequence types (ST) and 4 distinct ...

2009-04-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza Virus A (H1N1), Europe, 2007–08 Season

Meijer, Adam; Lackenby, Angie; Hungnes, Olav; Lina, Bruno; Werf, Sylvie van der; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Opp, Matthias; Paget, John; Kassteele, Jan van de; Hay, Alan; Zambon, Maria; Buchholz, Udo; Haas, Walter

In Europe, the 2007-08 winter season was dominated by influenza virus A (H1N1) circulation through week 7, followed by influenza B virus from week 8 onward. Oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses A (H1N1) (ORVs) with H275Y ...

2009-09-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Nurses' contacts and potential for infectious disease transmission

Bernard, Helen; Fischer, Richela; Mikolajczyk, Rafael T.; Kretzschmar, Mirjam; Wildner, Manfred

Nurses' contacts with potentially infectious persons probably place them at higher risk than the general population for infectious diseases. During an influenza pandemic, illness among nurses might result in staff shortage. ...

2009-11-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Epidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus Infections, 2007-2008

Faber, Mirko; Stark, Klaus; Behnke, Susanne; Schreier, Eckart; Frank, Christina

Approximately 60% of hepatitis A virus infections in Germany occur in persons without a travel history to disease-endemic areas and for whom sources of infection are unknown. Recommendation of pretravel vaccination fails ...

2009-12-01Zeitschriftenartikel

New Adenovirus in Bats, Germany

Sonntag, Michael; Mühldorfer, Kristin; Speck, Stephanie; Wibbelt, Gudrun; Kurth, Andreas

2009-09-01Zeitschriftenartikel

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi with CTX-M β-Lactamase, Germany

Pfeifer, Yvonne; Matten, Jens; Rabsch, Wolfgang

2009-10-08Zeitschriftenartikel

Progress in the surveillance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Europe: 2001-2008

Meerhoff, T. J.; Mosnier, A.; Schellevis, F.; Schweiger, Brunhilde

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance is important to get insight into the burden of disease and epidemic pattern of RSV infection. This information is useful for healthcare resource allocation as well as the ...

2009-11-19Zeitschriftenartikel

Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses detected in Europe during season 2007-8 had epidemiologic and clinical characteristics similar to co-circulating susceptible A(H1N1) viruses

Ciancio, B. C.; Meerhoff, T. J.; Kramarz, P.; Bonmarin, I.; Borgen, K.; Boucher, C. A.; Buchholz, Udo; Buda, Silke; Dijkstra, F.; Dudman, S.; Duwe, Susanne; Hauge, S. H.; Hungnes, Olav; Meijer, Adam; Mossong, J.; Paget, W. J.; Phin, N.; Sande, M. van der; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Nicoll, A.

During the 2007-08 influenza season, high levels of oseltamivir resistance were detected among influenza A(H1N1) viruses in a number of European countries. We used surveillance data to describe influenza A(H1N1) cases for ...

2008-08-11Zeitschriftenartikel

The European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2): standardization of assay results for hepatitis A virus (HAV) to enable comparisons of seroprevalence data across 15 countries

Anastassopoulou, C. G.; Kafatos, G.; Nardone, A.; Andrews, Nick; Pebody, Richard; Mossong, J.; Davidkin, I.; Gelb, D.; Thierfelder, Wulf

The European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2) aimed to compare serological results of vaccine-preventable diseases across Europe. To ensure direct inter-country comparability of hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) ...

2009-10-22Zeitschriftenartikel

P19-31. Neutralizing antibodies specific for the transmembrane envelope proteins of gammaretroviruses and of HIV-1 (2F5, 4E10): comparison of their action

Eschricht, Magdalena; Fiebig, Uwe; Kurth, Reinhard; Denner, Joachim

2009-10-29Zeitschriftenartikel

Applied epidemiology training in Europe: quite a success - but more to be done

Krause, Gérard; Stefanoff, P.; Moren, A.

This article describes the development of training in applied epidemiology in Europe and outlines the current situation in Europe with a view of how the system can be improved to meet future challenges.

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