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Press releases 21.03.2025

West Nile virus: Largest European blood donation study confirms safety in transfusion medicine

Blood transfusions are among the safest life-saving measures in medicine. However, in more and more regions of Germany, people are becoming…

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Public Events 20.03.2025

Jugendzukunftstag 2025

19.3.2025

Rein in den Kittel, Mund-Nasen-Schutz auf, Handschuhe an und ab ins Labor! Das Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (BNITM)…

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Announcements 13.03.2025

Research for better climate protection

The PACE project (Planetary Health Action Survey) has been taking a regular psychological look at climate change since 2022. The focus is on…

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Announcements 13.02.2025

Obituary notice of Prof. Dr Thomas Großbölting

We mourn the loss of the Director of the Research Centre for Contemporary History in Hamburg, Prof. Dr Thomas Großbölting, who died…

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Announcements 10.02.2025

New vaccine strategy against Ebola

Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) tested a new vaccination strategy against the Ebola virus in a…

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Press releases 30.01.2025

World NTD Day

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect or threaten around 1.7 billion people worldwide. For 125 years, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for…

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Press releases 27.01.2025

What Makes Health Programmes Successful?

Effective medicines, proven vaccines, and efficient therapies only save lives if they reach the people who need them. Often, health programs…

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Announcements 21.01.2025

One Health – Infections know no borders

Hamburg. Infectious diseases know no borders - from zoonoses such as SARS-CoV-2 to antibiotic resistances that threaten humans, animals and…

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Public Events 13.01.2025

Panel discussion on Bernhard Nocht

22.01.2025

Bernhard Nocht is a key figure in the history of German tropical medicine. Yet, his role and political views during the periods of…

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Announcements 06.01.2025

Horizon Europe project DEFENDER: New targets for antiviral therapies

The interdisciplinary project DEFENDER is developing innovative approaches to combat (re-)emerging viruses. The project, coordinated by the…

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