Viruses must enter cells of the human body to cause disease. For this, they attach to suitable cells and inject their genetic information into these cells. Infection biologists from the German Primate
For most people, mosquitoes are bothersome pests which not only bite and make annoying sounds but which also transmit diseases. However, for Esther Schnettler, they are a highly interesting subject
At University Hospital Frankfurt, the novel coronavirusSARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed without doubt in certain travellers returning from China who had not presented any symptoms of respiratory disease
The situation is extraordinary: there have only ever been four declarations of public health emergencies of international concern in the past and now there are two at the same time. Whilst the risks
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have developed a novel therapeutic approach to cure chronic hepatitis
A research team led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Klein of the Institute of Virology of the University Hospital Cologne and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has identified a new highly
First identified in 2012, the MERS-coronavirus is capable of causing severe and often fatal pneumonia. There are no effective treatments for MERS. Researchers from the German Center for Infection
Several confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus have now been reported in Germany. Pofessor Stephan Becker, virologist at the University of Marburg and coordinator of the DZIF research
Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new laboratory assay to detect the novel Chinese coronavirus. The assay
New viruses which cause diseases often come from animals. Well-known examples of this are the Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes, bird flu viruses, as well as the MERS virus which is associated with
