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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ranks among the globally most important causes of infections in humans and is considered a dreaded hospital pathogen. Active and passive immunisation against multi

The search for effective antiviral agents against the new coronavirus is in full swing. Using a novel approach, Tübingen bioinformaticians have now discovered a weakness in the virus that could be

Cologne, Marburg, Braunschweig and Ingelheim, Germany, 18 December 2020 – Cologne University Hospital (UKK), University of Marburg (UMR), the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and Boehringer

This year, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is honouring two researchers who have been engaged in virus research for many years and are currently actively working on a vaccine against

As part of the research activities within the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), scientists of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut studied specific vaccine candidates against COVID-19. They are based

Willingness to volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trials is high. But what trials are underway and who can be contacted for further information? To answer these questions and to match interested

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

Based on data involving more than 80,000 patients, an international research group has developed a programme that can predict the individual risk of tuberculosis. The results of this work were

The vaccine trial is on track. Last Friday, on 9 October, the first test subject was injected with the vaccine MVA-SARS-2-S against COVID-19. A total of six volunteers received the vector vaccine to

Healthcare-associated infections have been growing continuously for years, resulting in hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths each year. The main culprit is bacteria that have become resistant to