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A German-Dutch team of researchers has successfully vaccinated dromedaries against the MERS coronavirus. Dromedaries are believed to be the source of MERS infection in humans. At the German Center for

Tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide. Treatment is lengthy and challenging. Doctors and scientists at the DZIF Clinical Center for Tuberculosis develop new therapies

His aim is to develop a vaccine against the widespread gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori: for his work in this field, Professor Markus Gerhard, Technische Universität München (TUM), was awarded the

DZIF scientists at the University Hospital Cologne produce frozen gut flora preparations in capsules. The production protocol is freely accessible for interested colleagues.

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The hepatitis A virus – like HIV or Ebola as well – is of likely animal origin. An international team of researchers under the lead of the University of Bonn uncovered the evolutionary origins of the

Researchers of the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) together with groups at the DZIF have developed a vaccine against MERS, that is highly immunogenic and indicates protection of vaccinated mice in

DZIF scientists at the Heinrich Pette Institute in Hamburg have shown that a cream containing Spirulina platensis, a cyanobacterium, effectively protects against oral herpes and other herpes virus

DZIF scientists from the Heinrich Pette Institute (HPI), Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology have identified two sequences in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome that could be targeted for

Doctors at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) have succeeded in curing a patient suffering from a life-threatening diarrhoeal disease with an unusual treatment method: They transplanted a healthy

Patients infected with HIV have several benefits if they are treated with antiviral medication earlier than has been usual up to now: for a start, the severe AIDS-related complications occur less