Background: Viral gastrointestinal infections remain a major public health concern in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, there are very limited updated data on the circulating viruses and their genetic diversity. ...

Background: In Germany, various preventive services are offered to children and adolescents. These include regular standardized examinations (so called U/J examinations) and several vaccinations. Although strongly ...

Hintergrund: Der Bedarf für ein Konzept für die bundesweite strategische Verlegung von Intensivpatienten wurde durch die COVID-19-Pandemie („coronavirus disease 2019“: Coronavirus-Krankheit-2019; ausgelöst durch eine ...

Since the begining of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in all-cause mortality has been observed in many countries worldwide (1), which can be explained largely—although not entirely—by deaths due to COVID-19. The extent ...

Background: Psychosocial stress is considered a risk factor for physical and mental ill-health. Evidence on socioeconomic inequalities with regard to the psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany is ...

Patients with Primary immunodeficiency (PIDs) may be infected by Polioviruses (PVs), especially when vaccinated with live Oral Polio Vaccine before diagnosis. They may establish long-term shedding of divergent strains and ...

Monitoring specific antibodies derived from whole-cell immunization through cell-based ELISA methods poses challenges due to humoral responses against various cell proteins. In this report, we outline a technique involving ...

Resistance to last-resort antibiotics is a global threat to public health. Therefore, surveillance and monitoring systems for antimicrobial resistance should be established on a national and international scale. For the ...

Introduction: For more than 40 years, outbreaks of ebolavirus disease have been documented, but the natural reservoir(s) of ebolaviruses remain unknown. However, recent studies provide evidence that the Angolan free-tailed ...