countermeasures against emerging infections. Study of bats virome Bats are abundant, diverse, and geographically widespread. These mammals are suitable hosts of viruses and other disease agents. It is clear though [...] global public health of zoonotic viruses, very little is known about their pathophysiology. There are often many differences in the symptoms between the natural, transmission and human hosts. Zoonotic [...] about bats’ ecology and very little is done to identify the distribution of the species and which ones are more prone to have contact with humans. Active surveillance is both urgent and essential to predict

road for worldwide vaccination coverage goal - CoBoGo Several prophylactic vaccines against COVID-19 are currently available. Nevertheless, the vaccination coverage in several African countries is still below [...] below an acceptable threshold with Madagascar being one of those with lowest coverage. Which are the reasons? Can we improve coverage? CoBoGo, a partnership of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical

Health Disease Control group are establishing mobile BSL3 container laboratories for bacterial identification and AMR surveillance within the EAC region. In addition, we are equipping the mobile container [...] emergency, with very little information known on the spread of resistance. The Phase I Mobile Laboratories are not suitable for surveillance of AMR, as it is not possible to culture bacterial pathogens within the

threat to global health in the future. At the same time, various actors in the public health sector are working together to counter infectious disease outbreaks and to track down their causes - real detective [...] between theory and practice in a playful way. Who is the target group of EDDi? The primary target group are trainees in higher education (Bachelor, Master, PhD, advanced academic training) in the fields of health [...] modified, further developed or used as a template for new case studies, provided that the license(s) used are complied with. To get a glimpse into the back story, the team, and our motivation for EDDi, check out

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Highest viral loads were found in the basal ganglia, thalamus, and the limbic system. These are the regions that are first and preferably shown to be infected in imaging studies (see below). A list of the [...] especially when clinical signs of arthritis (joint swelling and redness) are no longer present, and standard serum inflammatory parameters are within reference ranges. For a list of the group's contributions to [...] bornavirus 1 (VSBV-1; species Mammalian 2 orthobornavirus). While human BoDV-1 encephalitis cases are increasingly detected and have been described in regions endemic for animal Borna disease (BD) in Germany

the liver, so-called amoebic liver abscesses, in which these immune cells are significantly involved. Extracellular vesicles are small particles that cells secrete for communication. Dr Honecker's research [...] gender differences in infectious immunology is in its infancy. While men are more susceptible to infectious diseases, women are more prone to chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases. In order to create [...] affects over 12 million people worldwide. As with many infectious diseases, it is observed that men are more susceptible to the disease and have severe disease progression. Leishmaniasis is endemic in at

two Major mosquito control operators in Europe for operational purposes. The project's objectives are: 1. Connecting major European actors in arbovirology and mosquito surveillance and control from Germany [...] mosquitoes in urban settings, with special consideration of Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus , which are the major European vectors for existing (USUV in Germany and WNV in Greece) and/or threatening (WNV

Fusco Course Information: shortcourse(at)bnitm.de Well-functioning and sustainable laboratory services are key components of strong health systems and crucial for improving public health and research capacities [...] efficient management. Moreover, areas where laboratory systems overlap and/or complement health systems are being considered. The course uses interactive, simulation-based exercises, as well as laboratory- and

Dr Lucas Amenga-Etego and Prof Gordon Awandare to generate samples and confirm findings. The aims are to understand niches of parasites, understand immunity and explore cell-cell interactions. Further [...] mediated-inflammatory disease) - Prof Michael Barnes , Prof Iain McInnes and Prof Stefan Siebert . We are exploring different tools to facilitate all those scRNA-Seq, spatial and host-pathogen analyses. So [...] - detects you the missing 3'UTR for 10X Chromium Genomics mapping! and more to come RNAcare If you are interested in learning bioinformatics, we run our Glasgow Bioinformatics Summer School in the last