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2012-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelHenipavirus-related Sequences in Fruit Bat Bushmeat, Republic of Congo TO THE EDITOR: Bats are hosts for various emerging viruses, including the zoonotic paramyxoviruses Hendra virus and Nipah virus, which occur in Australia and Southeast Asia, respectively, and cause severe disease outbreaks ...
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2012-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelEffectiveness and Timing of Vaccination during School Measles Outbreak Despite high vaccination coverage in most European countries, large community outbreaks of measles do occur, normally clustered around schools and resulting from suboptimal vaccination coverage. To determine whether or ...
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2011-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular genotyping and epidemiology of measles virus transmission in the World Health Organization European Region, 2007-2009 Background: In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a goal to eliminate measles in the European Region by 2010. Measles elimination is defined as the interruption of indigenous measles virus (MV) transmission. ...
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2011-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelImmunological properties of the transmembrane envelope protein of the feline foamy virus and its use for serological screening The transmembrane envelope (TM) proteins of retroviruses are used as antigen in diagnostic immunoassays and they represent a conserved target for neutralizing antibodies. To analyze the situation in infections with the ...
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2011-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelCloser to the Goal: Efforts in Measles Elimination in Germany 2010 Increasing 2-dose vaccination coverage has led to an interruption of endemic measles virus circulation in Germany. However, outbreaks after virus importation still occur and contribute to international transmission chains. ...
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2011-08-01ZeitschriftenartikelComparison of direct cultivation on a selective solid medium, polymerase chain reaction from an enrichment broth, and the BD GeneOhm™ VanR Assay for identification of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in screening specimens Fast and reliable diagnostics of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is an important prerequisite for containing VRE transmission rates and controlling VRE outbreaks among hospital patients. The BD GeneOhm™ VanR Assay ...
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2010-07-27ZeitschriftenartikelJodmangel im Säuglingsalter - ein Risiko für die kognitive Entwicklung Iodine deficiency in infancy - a risk for cognitive developmentDass ein schwerer Jodmangel während der Schwangerschaft die Gehirnentwicklung des Embryos und Feten gravierend beeinflusst und in extremen Fällen Kretinismus droht, ist bekannt. Neuere Studien belegen, dass sich bereits ...
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2011-08-27ZeitschriftenartikelDiversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Derby isolated from pig, pork and humans in Germany Salmonella enterica serovar Derby (S. Derby) is one of the most prevalent serovars in pigs in Europe and in the U.S. and ranks among the 10 most frequently isolated serovars in humans. Therefore, a set of 82 epidemiologically ...
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2011-07-23ZeitschriftenartikelThe Pathology of Experimental Poxvirus Infection in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Further Characterization of a New Primate Model for Orthopoxvirus Infections Zoonotic orthopoxvirus (OPV) can induce severe disease in man and the virus has potential for use in bioterrorism. New vaccines and therapeutics against OPV infections must be tested in animal models. The aim of this study ...
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2011-06-22ZeitschriftenartikelCharacterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study Background: In an ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea caused by a virulent Escherichia coli strain O104:H4 in Germany (with some cases elsewhere in Europe and North America), 810 cases ...
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2011-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelHuman endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) is expressed in villous and extravillous cytotrophoblast cells of the human placenta Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) have been shown to be important in physiological and pathophysiological processes in humans. Several HERVs have been found to be expressed in the placenta—a tissue with special ...
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2011-09-03ZeitschriftenartikelMedical importance of Sindbis virus in south-west Germany
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2011-09-03ZeitschriftenartikelSecond external quality assessment of the molecular diagnostic of West Nile virus: Are there improvements towards the detection of WNV? Background: WNV epidemics occur worldwide, new WNV isolates were isolated in southern-east Europe belonging to WNV lineage 2. A first international proficiency study on WNV indicted that some laboratories were not able ...
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2011-06-12ZeitschriftenartikelHLA class I-associated diseases with a suspected autoimmune etiology: HLA-B27 subtypes as a model system Although most autoimmune diseases are connected to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II alleles, a small number of these disorders exhibit a variable degree of association with selected MHC class I genes, like ...
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2012-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelHarnessing prions as test agents for the development of broad-range disinfectants The development of disinfectants with broad-range efficacy against bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and prions constitutes an ongoing challenge. Prions, the causative agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ...
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2012-01-01ZeitschriftenartikelChronic wasting disease: Fingerprinting the culprit in risk assessments Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases) in animals may be associated with a zoonotic risk potential for humans as shown by the occurrence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the wake of the bovine ...
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2011-08-26ZeitschriftenartikelSero-epidemiology of measles-specific IgG antibodies and predictive factors for low or missing titres in a German population-based cross-sectional study in children and adolescents (KiGGS) Background and objective: In the European Region, measles elimination is now targeted to 2015. To measure progress towards elimination age-group specific susceptibility targets have been defined. Age-specific measles ...
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2011-06-12ZeitschriftenartikelPattern of seroreactivity against feline foamy virus proteins in domestic cats from Germany The prevalence of feline foamy virus (FFV, spumaretrovirinae) in naturally infected domestic cats ranges between 30 and 80% FFV positive animals depending on age, sex and geographical region analyzed. Two serotypes have ...
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2012-08-14ZeitschriftenartikelIsolation and characterization of three Mammalian orthoreoviruses from European bats. In recent years novel human respiratory disease agents have been described in South East Asia and Australia. The causative pathogens were classified as pteropine orthoreoviruses with strong phylogenetic relationship to ...
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2012-07-27ZeitschriftenartikelZidovudine Exposure in HIV-1 Infected Tanzanian Women Increases Mitochondrial DNA Levels in Placenta and Umbilical Cords Background: Zidovudine (AZT) constitutes part of the recommended regimens for prevention and treatment of HIV-1 infection. At the same time, AZT as well as HIV-1 infection itself may induce mitochondrial damage. In this ...