Although the infectious disease Lassa fever can be fatal, there is a lack of treatment options with proven efficacy. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. The
The reported hantavirus cases associated with a cruise ship were caused by the Andes virus, which is found in South America. From a medical perspective, this event is noteworthy because human-to-human
On the occasion of ESCMID Global 2026, ANRS MIE and the DZIF organized a joint symposium dedicated to the future of West Nile virus (WNV) research in Europe.
A recent study from Hannover, in which the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is also involved, provides important insights into the understanding and future treatment of chronic hepatitis B
Common tests designed to predict the success of artificial insemination are often inaccurate. This conclusion is drawn from a new study conducted by the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH)
A new national cohort study from Latvia, conducted in collaboration with researchers from the clinical tuberculosis infrastructure (ClinTB) of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the
Enterococcus faecium is a bacterium that is naturally resistant to many common antibiotics. Particularly in vulnerable patient groups, such as immunocompromised individuals, the bacterium can cause
Just in time for today’s World Tuberculosis Day, the new "S3 guideline on tuberculosis prevention among newly arrived migrants" has gone online at the Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF
Prof. Christoph Lange, Head of the Clinical Tuberculosis Infrastructure at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and Medical Director of the Borstel Research Center, Leibniz Lung Center, has
