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2009-10-08ZeitschriftenartikelProgress in the surveillance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Europe: 2001-2008 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 ...
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2009-11-19ZeitschriftenartikelOseltamivir-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 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 ...
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2008-08-11ZeitschriftenartikelThe European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2): standardization of assay results for hepatitis A virus (HAV) to enable comparisons of seroprevalence data across 15 countries 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) ...
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2009-10-22ZeitschriftenartikelP19-31. Neutralizing antibodies specific for the transmembrane envelope proteins of gammaretroviruses and of HIV-1 (2F5, 4E10): comparison of their action
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2009-10-29ZeitschriftenartikelApplied epidemiology training in Europe: quite a success - but more to be done 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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2009-10-29ZeitschriftenartikelDifferences and Commonalities of National Field Epidemiology Training Programmes in Europe From 1994 to 2009, national field epidemiology training programmes (FETP) have been installed in Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Norway. During their two year duration, different components of the FETP are devised as ...
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2009-08-22ZeitschriftenartikelCrystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction data of an LNA 7-mer duplex derived from a ricin aptamer Locked nucleic acids (LNAs) are modified nucleic acids which contain a modified sugar such as beta-D-2'-O,4'-C methylene-bridged ribofuranose or other sugar derivatives in LNA analogues. The beta-D-2'-O,4'-C methylene ...
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2002-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelAssociation of two newly recognized herpesviruses with interstitial pneumonia in donkeys (Equus asinus) Over a period of 6 years, antemortem and postmortem examinations were performed on a number of donkeys suffering from respiratory disease. For many cases, initial diagnostic efforts failed to identify an etiology consistent ...
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2007-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelDiscovery of herpesviruses in multi-infected primates using locked nucleic acids (LNA) and a bigenic PCR approach Targeting the highly conserved herpes DNA polymerase (DPOL) gene with PCR using panherpes degenerate primers is a powerful tool to universally detect unknown herpesviruses. However, vertebrate hosts are often infected with ...
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2009-11-26ZeitschriftenartikelHigh genotypic diversity and a novel variant of human cytomegalovirus revealed by combined UL33/UL55 genotyping with broad-range PCR The known strains of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) represent genotypic variants of a single species, and HCMV genotypic variability has been studied in order to reveal correlations between different disease patterns and the ...
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2009-10-02ZeitschriftenartikelPiloting second generation HIV surveillance in Berlin, Germany, 2005 - 2007 Risk profile of recently acquired HIV infections in MSMMen having sex with men (MSM) are by far the transmission-risk-category most affected by HIV in Berlin and were investigated in this pilot-study with the aim to identify detailed risk- and prevention-behaviours in recently ...
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2006-06-06ZeitschriftenartikelUrban-rural disparities in smoking behaviour in Germany Background: It is currently not clear whether individuals living in metropolitan areas differ from individuals living in rural and urban areas with respect to smoking behaviours. Therefore, we sought to explore the relation ...
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2006-01-27ZeitschriftenartikelA New Bacillus anthracis Found in Wild Chimpanzees and a Gorilla from West and Central Africa
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2007-10-18ZeitschriftenartikelDifferences in Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use among Women in Germany between 1998 and 2003 Background: To examine the differences in menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use and user profiles among women in Germany before and after the communication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial and other study results ...
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2006-12-21ZeitschriftenartikelPropagation of scrapie in peripheral nerves after footpad infection in normal and neurotoxin exposed hamsters As is known from various animal models, the spread of agents causing transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) after peripheral infection affects peripheral nerves before reaching the central nervous system (CNS) and ...
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2005-02-03ZeitschriftenartikelInternational outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg due to German chocolate. Background: This report describes a large international chocolate-associated Salmonella outbreak originating from Germany. Methods: We conducted epidemiologic investigations including a case-control study, and food safety ...
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2006-10-24ZeitschriftenartikelIdentifying outbreaks of sexually transmitted infection: who cares? Background: Current routine surveillance schemes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) are not designed for outbreak identification. Recognising STI outbreaks, therefore, depends almost ...
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2006-08-14ZeitschriftenartikelFactors associated with nosocomial SARS-CoV transmission among healthcare workers in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2003 Background: In March of 2003, an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) occurred in Northern Vietnam. This outbreak began when a traveler arriving from Hong Kong sought medical care at a small hospital (Hospital ...
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2003-05-02ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of two DNA targets for the diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis by real-time PCR using fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probes Background: Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. It is endemic worldwide and, depending on the geographic location, 15 to 85% of the human population are asymptomatically ...
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2006-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelDetection of Norovirus genogroup I and II by multiplex real-time RT- PCR using a 3'-minor groove binder-DNA probe Background: Due to an increasing number of norovirus infections in the last years rapid, specific, and sensitive diagnostic tools are needed. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) have become the methods ...