World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March is a reminder to the public that 1.5 people still die of tuberculosis (TB) every year. The rise of multidrug-resistant strains is particularly problematic, currently
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
Infections with Zika viruses are usually harmless. However, in Brazil, reports about a potential link between an infection with the virus and brain malformations (microcephaly) in newborns have
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
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
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti, is currently spreading rapidly in South America, particularly in Brazil. The virus may damage unborn foetuses during
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
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
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
