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2009-04-07ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreak of wound botulism in injecting drug users Between October and December 2005, 16 cases of wound botulism were notified to the health authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. All patients were injecting drug users (IDU) and the epidemiological investigations ...
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2009-03-19ZeitschriftenartikelRisk of transmitting meningococcal infection by transient contact on aircraft and other transport Contact tracing of persons with meningococcal disease who have travelled on aeroplanes or other multi-passenger transport is not consistent between countries. We searched the literature for clusters of meningococcal disease ...
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2009-02-13ZeitschriftenartikelEmerging pathogens and possible threats to blood services New pathogens emerge regularly. These new agents include both bacterial and viral pathogens. Many viral agents have a viremic phase during the course of infection and are transmitted by blood transfusion. New infectious ...
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2010-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelAktuelle Daten zur Epidemiologie von HIV und AIDS 67 000 Menschen in Deutschland sind HIV-infiziertAktuellen Angaben des Robert Koch-Instituts (RKI) zufolge wurden im Jahr 2009 in Deutschland knapp 3000 Fälle von HIV-Neuinfektionen gemeldet. Nach einem Anstieg in den Jahren 2002 bis 2008 ist die Zahl der Neuinfektionen ...
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2009-10-02ZeitschriftenartikelVerlauf der Neuen Grippe Trifft es bald mehr ältere Patienten?Ausgehend von Mexiko und den USA hat sich die Neue Influenza A/H1N1 seit Ende April 2009 auf alle Kontinente ausgebreitet. Ende August lag die Zahl der Erkrankten bei über 209 438, darunter 2185 Todesfälle. Experten ...
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2008-01-17ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of the surveillance situation for viral encephalitis and meningitis in Europe Infective processes in the brain, spinal cord and meninges are considered to be the main causes of encephalitis, myelitis and meningitis. However, most cases remain unexplained. The incidence of different viral aetiologies ...
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2008-04-24ZeitschriftenartikelA survey on cases of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries The European Network for Diagnostics of “Imported” Viral Diseases (ENIVD) is finalising a project to improve the diagnostic and monitoring of encephalitis viruses in Europe. Part of this study was to analyse the present ...
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2007-09-25ZeitschriftenartikelLarge Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas, Germany, 2005 In June 2005 Coxiella burnetii-infected sheep, grazing and lambing on a meadow bordering a residential area, caused a large Q fever outbreak (331 cases) in Germany. Our outbreak investigation provided attack rates (AR) by ...
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2008-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelCountry-wide HIV incidence study complementing HIV surveillance in Germany Serological methods exist that allow differentiating between recent and long-standing infections in persons infected with HIV. During a pilot study in Berlin between 2005 and 2007 methodologies have been evaluated. In a ...
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2010-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelSteep rise in notified hantavirus infections in Germany, April 2010 From January to April 2010, 396 hantavirus infections were notified in Germany, a considerable increase compared with previous years (mean: 83 for January–April 2004–2009) including the record-setting year, 2007 (n=232 ...
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2010-05-06ZeitschriftenartikelPandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 breakthrough infections and estimates of vaccine effectiveness in Germany 2009-2010. During the 2009 influenza pandemic, a monovalent AS03-adjuvanted vaccine was almost exclusively used in Germany for immunisation against the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus. One-dose vaccination was recommended for ...
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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelUpdate: Multinational listeriosis outbreak due to ‘Quargel’, a sour milk curd cheese, caused by two different L. monocytogenes serotype 1/2a strains, 2009-2010 We previously reported an outbreak of listeriosis in Austria and Germany due to consumption of ‘Quargel’ cheese. It comprised 14 cases (including five fatalities) infected by a serotype 1/2a Listeria monocytogenes (clone ...
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2009-12-15ZeitschriftenartikelAdolescents' wellbeing and functioning: relationships with parents' subjective general physical and mental health Background: This study aimed at examining the relationship between parental subjective health status and adolescents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as well as the role of gender, socioeconomic status, presence ...
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2010-04-19ZeitschriftenartikelHighly variable use of diagnostic methods for sexually transmitted infections-results of a nationwide survey, Germany 2005 Background: Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) have increased in Germany and other countries in Europe since the mid-nineties. To obtain a better picture of diagnostic methods used in STI testing institutions in ...
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2010-04-23ZeitschriftenartikelHIV-Diagnostik: Zu wenige Tests bei Risikopersonen Bislang geht die Initiative zu einer HIV-Diagnostik meist von den Testpersonen selbst aus – oft zu spät für einen optimalen Therapiebeginn bei Infizierten. Deshalb sollten Ärzte bei erhöhten Infektionsrisiken aktiv auf ...
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2010-03-11ZeitschriftenartikelCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness During the last decade Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) emerged and/or re-emerged in several Balkan countries, Turkey, southwestern regions of the Russian Federation, and the Ukraine, with considerable high fatality ...
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2010-04-30ZeitschriftenartikelDrogenkonsum: Bacillus anthracis in Heroin? Das Robert-Koch-Institut bittet die Ärzteschaft um erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit bezüglich Haut- oder Weichteilinfektionen bei Heroinkonsumenten, da diese durch den Milzbranderreger verursacht sein könnten.
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2010-03-18ZeitschriftenartikelSurveillance of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, 2003-2007 This paper describes the results of second-line drug (SLD) susceptibility tests among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases reported in 20 European countries aiming to identify extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis ...
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2010-04-29ZeitschriftenartikelA Novel Highly Reproducible and Lethal Nonhuman Primate Model for Orthopox Virus Infection The intentional re-introduction of Variola virus (VARV), the agent of smallpox, into the human population is of great concern due its bio-terroristic potential. Moreover, zoonotic infections with Cowpox (CPXV) and Monkeypox ...
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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelChanges to the varicella and pertussis immunisation schedule in Germany 2009: Background, rationale and implementation In July 2009, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) modified its recommendations for varicella and pertussis vaccination, based on newly available data on disease epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...