Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment
A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with scientists from Guinea and
More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual
In December 2024, Hamburg-based live entertainment company Stage Entertainment launched a fundraising campaign as part of the pop musical “& Julia”. The aim of the campaign was to raise funds for HIV
The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV extremely
Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play that are no longer recognized by immune cells. They escape our immune system
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left
Tuberculosis is the most common infectious disease worldwide. In 2022 alone, there were 10.6 million new infections and 1.3 million deaths. The European-African network PanACEA—a consortium of
The interdisciplinary project DEFENDER is developing innovative approaches to combat (re-)emerging viruses.The project, coordinated by the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), is being funded with
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest challenges for global health and development. According to estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO), almost five million deaths worldwide
