Eine Kamera ist auf eine reflektierende Glasscheibe gerichtet.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Improved prediction of tuberculosis bacteria resistance

An international tuberculosis consortium—including the Research Center Borstel—has succeeded in developing a standardised and internationally recognised method that is able to better predict in

Mobile system facilitates early protection measures against epidemics in remote regions.
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New epidemic management system combats monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria

German scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) in Braunschweig and Nigerian researchers are applying the new mobile

Professor Peter Kremsner has been nominated as Honorary International Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Professor Peter Kremsner has been nominated as Honorary International Fellow

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) has made Professor Peter Kremsner, Director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Tübingen, an Honorary International Fellow. With this

Biofilm of a clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa stained with fluorescent dyes
© Twincore/Janne Thöming

Detection of bacterial biofilms using covalent lectin binders

DZIF researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) produced a molecule that provides a way to visualise Pseudomonas infection. The scientists published their

Ixodes inopinatus discovered in Germany.
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New tick species discovered in Germany: does it transmit viruses?

Initial associations with the term “emerging infections” usually involve diseases like Ebola and MERS or chikungunya and Zika fever. However, dangerous zoonoses, i.e. viral infections that can spread

Dr Tobias Dallenga (left) und Prof Ulrich Schaible analysing the study data.
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New treatment approach for tuberculosis discovered

In the light of growing antibiotic resistance, developing alternative tuberculosis treatment approaches is of critical importance. Scientists at the Research Center Borstel and the DZIF have now shown

Blackbird infected by the Usutu virus
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Usutu virus decreases the population of common blackbirds in the outbreak region

The Usutu virus endangers birds and has been circulating in Germany since 2010. However, estimating its impact on bird populations in the outbreak region has hardly been possible up to now. For the

Fazenda Grande do Retiro: district in Salvador, Brazil
© Ianei Carneiro

“The Brazilian Zika outbreak could end soon”

Scientists have elucidated the Zika burden in a Brazilian metropolis. Their data indicate: the outbreak may be coming to an end and further outbreaks in the region seem unlikely. The study has also

Clamped genome: An extension from the nucleoprotein lobe (bottom) envelops the RNA (yellow) carrying the Ebola virus genome.
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How the Ebola virus protects its hereditary information

A research team from Marburg, Heidelberg and Kyoto elucidates the structure and assembly of the Ebola virus’ genome envelope. This envelope protects the epidemic pathogen’s genome from being broken

Helicobacter pylori
© HZI/ M. Rohde

Helicobacter pylori: Dodging the bullet

Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and even cancer. As a new study shows, its genetic variability complicates