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The DZIF at the 25th International AIDS Conference "AIDS 2024" in Munich

The 25th International AIDS Conference took place in Munich from 22 to 26 July. More than 10,000 guests from all over the world gathered in Munich. The five-day meeting brought together people living

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Reckoned without the host: The transmission of tuberculosis depends on more than just the pathogen

Different groups of TB bacteria exist worldwide with different regional distribution: some are generalists and can be found on many continents, while others are very limited in their spread. An

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2nd DZG Munich Day: working together to move more quickly from bench to bedside

More than 170 researchers and clinicians from the eight German Centers for Health Research (DZGs) and invited guests from the world of politics shared insights on current DZG research projects at the

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Phage lysin compound HY-133: Start of clinical phase I “first-in-human” study to eliminate Staphylococcus aureus in the nasal microbiome

The novel active agent HY-133, which was developed by HYpharm and prepared for clinical trials in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and universities in Tübingen

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World Hepatitis Day: a call for increased international commitment in the fight against hepatitis

The motto of this year's World Hepatitis Day, proclaimed annually on 28 July by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is “It's time to act". Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by

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Hepatitis B: Liver cells switch off the immune response

In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus-infected cells but are inactive. An international team led by Percy Knolle and Ulrike Protzer at the

A world map shows the distribution of COVID-19 cases, represented by red dots and circles of different sizes. The largest concentrations are visible in North America, Europe and Asia. In the other continents, such as South America, Africa and Australia, red dots can also be seen, but in lower density. The map has a dark background and the continents are shown in black with white outlines and labelling.

Learning from the COVID pandemic: on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against pathogens

In the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effectiveness of government-ordered measures to contain the pandemic, such as regular testing and the wearing of medical masks, was repeatedly called into

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UNITE4TB completes recruitment for DECISION trial

UNITE4TB—an international public-private partnership aiming to accelerate the development of innovative tuberculosis treatments—has announced the successful completion of participant recruitment for

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New biomarker for predicting side effects of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis therapy

Treatment with Linezolid, an antibiotic that is used against multi-resistant tuberculosis bacteria, leads to adverse drug reactions in around a quarter of patients, including certain nerve disorders

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DZIF promotes podcast on infectious diseases

"Infektiopod", a podcast in German language that has been providing information on human infectious diseases since 2019, is now being funded by the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). The