HBV | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

The B virus (HBV) is a coated DNA virus that causes hepatitis B infection.

Synonyms

Hepatitis B virus

Detailed description

B is the most common chronic viral infection worldwide. The virus exists in blood and other body fluids. It infects human liver cells and propagates in them.

DZIF Executive Board member Prof. Maura Dandri, DZIF managing director Dr Timo Jäger and ANRS | MIE Director Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah at the signing ceremony of the MoU at ANRS | MIE in Paris. Standing in the background are Roll-ups of ANRS | MIE and DZIF.

Collaboration of the DZIF and the French ANRS | MIE to advance research in infectious diseases

The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the French National Research Agency for HIV, viral hepatitis and emerging infectious diseases (ANRS | MIE) announced their commitment to

Jul 2023

Antiviral Res

Janus kinase-inhibition modulates hepatitis E virus infection

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Kinast V et al.

Jul 2023

PLoS Pathog

Endosomal egress and intercellular transmission of hepatic ApoE-containing lipoproteins and its exploitation by the hepatitis C virus

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Pham MT et al.

Aug 2023

Gut

Enolase represents a metabolic checkpoint controlling the differential exhaustion programmes of hepatitis virus-specific CD8(+) T cells

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Winkler F et al.

Aug 2023

Emerg Microbes Infect

Enhanced Monitoring and Detection of Recent Genotype 3 Hepatitis E Virus Infection through Urine Antigen Testing

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Stahl Y et al.

The award winner Ralf Bartenschlager stands in the middle of the picture, to his right is Nadja Käding from the DZIF Academy, and to the left of Prof. Bartenschlager is DZIF Chairman Prof. Dirk Busch.

Virologist Ralf Bartenschlager honoured with the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research

The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) honours the virologist Prof. Dr Dr h. c. Ralf Bartenschlager from the Heidelberg University Hospital. The DZIF Prize for Translational Infection

Jun 2023

OneHealth

Molecular characterisation of a rabbit Hepatitis E Virus strain detected in a chronically HEV-infected individual from Germany

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Klink P et al.

Jun 2023

Pathogens

Risk Factors for Hepatitis E Virus Infection and Eating Habits in Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Wu E et al.

Mar 2023

Nature

Adeno-associated virus 2 infection in children with non-A–E hepatitis

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Ho A et al.

May 2023

Microbiol Spectr

SUMO Modification of Hepatitis B Virus Core Mediates Nuclear Entry, Promyelocytic Leukemia Nuclear Body Association, and Efficient Formation of Covalently Closed Circular DNA

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Hofmann S et al.