A5004895539- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sports Science and Education
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
Robert Koch Institute
2015-2025
German Environment Agency
2024
Gesundheitsamt
2019-2021
Jena University Hospital
2005
The epidemiological curve (epicurve) is one of the simplest yet most useful tools used by field epidemiologists, modellers, and decision makers for assessing dynamics infectious disease epidemics. Here, we present free, open-source package incidence R programming language, which allows users to easily compute, handle, visualise epicurves from unaggregated linelist data. This was built in accordance with development guidelines Epidemics Consortium (RECON), aim ensure robustness reliability...
Influenza, caused by Influenza A and B viruses, represents a significant global health burden due to recurrent seasonal epidemics the risk of pandemics. To gauge large volume influenza cases, it may be helpful complement classical surveillance systems with additional approaches such as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), which can aid in early trend assessment epidemics. WBE has emerged promising tool for population-level surveillance, enabling detection viral nucleic acids wastewater...
Using participatory, virologic, and wastewater surveillance systems, we estimated when to what extent reported data of adult COVID-19 cases underestimated incidence in Germany. We also examined how case underestimation evolved over time. Our findings highlight community-based systems can complement official notification for respiratory disease dynamics.
Isolating COVID-19 cases and quarantining their close contacts can prevent transmissions but also inflict harm. We analysed isolation quarantine orders by the local public health agency in Berlin-Reinickendorf (Germany) dependence on recommendations Robert Koch Institute, national institute. Between 3 March 2020 18 December 2021 ordered 24 603 isolations (9.2 per 100 inhabitants) 45 014 quarantines (17 a population of 266 123. The mean case was 1.9. More days inhabitants were for children...
ObjectivesTo describe the characteristics of a large hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreak among men who have sex with (MSM) in Berlin and to assess impact measures implemented.MethodsCases laboratory-confirmed, symptomatic HAV infection notified Berlin, Germany between August 2016 February 2018 were analysed using routine enhanced surveillance data including genotyping results. Several studies involving different groups participants conducted further investigate outbreak, surveys on knowledge...
Sources of infection most cases community-acquired Legionnaires' disease (CALD) are unknown.
Zusammenfassung Für die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung in Deutschland spielen Einrichtungen des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes auf Ebene Kommunen, Länder und Bundes eine zentrale Rolle. Zur Bewältigung vielfältigen praktischen Aufgaben Gesundheitsschutzes, Krankheitsvermeidung Gesundheitsförderung nach rechtlichen Vorgaben arbeiten Mitarbeitende mit unterschiedlichen Kompetenzen zusammen tragen zur sozialen Kohärenz bei. Die bundesweite Personalausstattung wird nicht empirisch erhoben....
Time needed to report surveillance data within the public health service delays actions. The amendment infection protection act (IfSG) from 29 March 2013 requires local and state agencies one working day instead of week. We analysed factors associated with reporting time evaluated IfSG amendment. Local is between date notification export agency arrival at export. selected cases reported 28 2012 2014. calculated median time, stratified by potentially influential factors, computed a negative...
In Germany, the current COVID-19 cases are managed and reported by local health authorities. The workload of their employees during pandemic is high, especially in periods high infection numbers. this work a decision support toolkit for authorities introduced. A demonstrator web application was developed with R Shiny framework publicly accessible online. It contains five separate tools based on statistical models specific use corresponding questions contacts. underlying methods have been...
In Germany, local health departments are responsible for surveillance of the current pandemic situation. One their major tasks is to monitor infected persons. For instance, direct contacts infectious persons at group meetings have be traced and potentially quarantined. Such quarantine requirements may revoked, when all contact obtain a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result. However, tracing testing time-consuming, costly not always feasible. this work, we present statistical...
Spuren von verschiedenen Krankheitserregern gelangen u.a. über Stuhl oder Urin ins Abwasser, wo sie nachgewiesen und quantifiziert werden können. Dadurch ist eine Überwachung dieser Erreger unabhängig Teststrategien Testverhalten in der Bevölkerung möglich.
In Deutschland startete 2022 das Projekt AMELAG, bei dem Infektionserreger innerhalb eines bundesweiten Abwassermonitorings überwacht werden. Es erforderte viel methodische Arbeit und Engagement zahlreicher Fachleute. Welcher Stand wurde bislang erreicht?
Zusammenfassung Um gezielte Maßnahmen gegen ein Public-Health-Problem zu ergreifen ist es sinnvoll, Informationen durch Surveillance erheben. erfasst Ereignisse, klassifiziert diese, verarbeitet Daten, bewertet diese und kommuniziert die Erkenntnisse. Sie fortlaufend, definiert zielgerichtet. Dadurch kann Evidenz geschaffen werden der Impact von Public-Health-Maßnahmen gemessen werden. unverzichtbar für öffentliche Gesundheit liefert Daten Taten.
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Die zeitnahe Übermittlung von Meldedaten gemäß Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG) den Gesundheitsämtern (GÄ) über die zuständigen Landesbehörden ans Robert Koch-Institut ist, neben einer zeitnahen Meldung, bedeutsam für überregionale Ausbruchserkennung. Durch Änderung des IfSG am 29.3.2013 wurde Übermittlungsfrist zwei Wochen auf Arbeitstage verkürzt. Wir verglichen Übermittlungszeiten vor und nach IfSG-Änderung analysierten Einfluss Arbeitslast der GÄ Datenqualität. Übermittlungszeit als...
Abstract Isolating COVID-19 cases and quarantining their close contacts can prevent transmissions but also inflict harm. We analysed isolation quarantine orders by the local public health agency in Berlin-Reinickendorf (Germany) dependence on recommendations Robert Koch Institute, national institute. Between 3 March 2020 18 December 2021 ordered 24603 isolations 45014 quarantines (mean per case 1.9). More days of 100 inhabitants were for children than adults: 4.1 aged 0-6, 5.2 7-17, 0.9...