endemic | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

“Endemic” means for example in that a disease is constantly at an elevated level in a particular region or population.

Detailed description

For instance, is endemic in about 100 tropical and subtropical countries.

Aug 2014

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Seroprevalence of alphavirus antibodies in a cross-sectional study in southwestern Tanzania suggests endemic circulation of chikungunya

Autoren

Weller N et al.

Bonn - Köln

Antibacterial Vaccines and Diagnostics Development (ACTIVATE)

The DZIF working group "Antibacterial Vaccines and Diagnostics Development" (ACTIVATE) led by Alexander Klimka develops active and passive vaccines against bacterial pathogens and antibody-based rapid tests to detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Mar 2021

Virus Evol

The evolutionary dynamics of endemic human coronaviruses

Autoren

Wendy KJ

Drosten C

Drexler JF

Will COVID-19 vaccines need to be adapted regularly?

Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses. Will the same apply to COVID-19 vaccines? In order to gauge whether and to what extent

Dr. Silvia Portugal im Heidelberger Labor

Malaria: Playing hide and seek in the dry season

Joint press release of the DZIF and the Heidelberg University Hospital

Malaria parasites of the species Plasmodium need the Anopheles mosquito to enter the human body. In turn, mosquito larvae need

Mar 2020

Clin Microbiol Rev

Imported Malaria in Countries where Malaria Is Not Endemic: a Comparison of Semi-immune and Nonimmune Travelers

Autoren

Mischlinger J et al.

Infectious Disease Specialist Christian Keller receives the 2020 Memento Research Award

Dr Christian Keller, from Philipps-University Marburg and the German Center for Infection Research, and Dr Anke Osterloh, Research Center Borstel, were awarded this year’s "Memento Award for neglected

Jan 2020

Sci Rep

Author Correction: Placental gene expression and antibody levels of mother-neonate pairs reveal an enhanced risk for inflammation in a helminth endemic country

Autoren

Ludwig E et al.

Nov 2019

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

Focused Assessment with Sonography for Urinary Schistosomiasis (FASUS)-pilot evaluation of a simple point-of-care ultrasound protocol and short training program for detecting urinary tract morbidity in highly endemic settings

Autoren

Remppis J et al.

Measles infections erase immunological memory – measles vaccination confers protection

Measles infections are not harmless – they can cause disease courses that may be of fatal outcome. Researchers of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) in co-operation with researchers from the UK and the