How do viruses replicate in their host cell, and where can we start to prevent them from doing so? These are the questions driving the BMBF junior research group led by Dr Maria Rosenthal at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM). It has gained new insights into an important protein in the multiplication machinery of the fever thrombocytopenia virus SFTSV, a bunyavirus.
International research project to combat worm infections
About 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from worm infections - especially in countries with limited access to clean water, sanitation and health care. An international multidisciplinary consortium of African and European research institutes, universities and non-profit organisations is now joining forces to effectively combat helminthioses.