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HI virus particles
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How viral diseases can become chronic

Many viral diseases tend to become chronic - including infections with the HI virus. Scientists from the DZIF site Bonn-Köln and from the TU München have now identified an immune factor which is

Brec1 recombinase (yellow) removing the provirus (turquoise) from human DNA
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HIV/AIDS: A new enzyme is capable of removing HIV-proviruses from infected cells

Researchers at the Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, and at the Dresden Technical University (TUD) succeeded in developing a designer enzyme that is capable of specifically removing the provirus from

Testing antibiotic resistance in a petri dish
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis pathogen develops further resistance to new antibiotics

Scientists led by the Leibniz Research Center Borstel, the Institute of Microbiology and Laboratory Diagnostics in Gauting, the Institute of Medical Microbiology of the University of Zurich and the

Lambaréné, Gabon: Mothers and their children waiting for their treatment
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A simplified regimen for severe malaria

In a current clinical trial, a team of scientists including researchers from the DZIF has shown that treating severe malaria in children can be simplified. The results have been published in PLOS

Multidrug-resistant bacteria on an agar plate
© Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

When antibiotics fail: New antibiotic resistance gene has also been found in Germany

Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the University of Giessen have shown that the gene for resistance to colistin, which was recently discovered in China, also exists

Electron microscope images of Ebola virus particles
© Cynthia Goldsmith

Ebola infection: Protective immune response, even after decades

For the first time, scientists from the Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) including DZIF researchers have, in collaboration with Swiss colleagues, confirmed a long-lasting

Dromedaries as carriers
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MERS: Dromedaries successfully vaccinated

A German-Dutch team of researchers has successfully vaccinated dromedaries against the MERS coronavirus. Dromedaries are believed to be the source of MERS infection in humans. At the German Center for

Prof Christoph Lange (left) with patient
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Tuberculosis treatment: Current recommendations

Tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide. Treatment is lengthy and challenging. Doctors and scientists at the DZIF Clinical Center for Tuberculosis develop new therapies

DZIF Prize for Translational Research: Prof Dirk Heinz (left) presents the award, worth 5000 euros, to Prof Markus Gerhard, TUM.
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Markus Gerhard receives the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research

His aim is to develop a vaccine against the widespread gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori: for his work in this field, Professor Markus Gerhard, Technische Universität München (TUM), was awarded the

Capsule containing frozen gut flora for treating diarrhoeal diseases.
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Gut flora transfer: How does healthy gut flora get into a capsule?

DZIF scientists at the University Hospital Cologne produce frozen gut flora preparations in capsules. The production protocol is freely accessible for interested colleagues.

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