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No serological evidence for Zika virus infection and low specificity for anti-Zika virus ELISA in malaria positive individuals among pregnant women from Madagascar in 2010 by Schwarz, Norbert Georg, Mertens, Eva, Winter, Doris, Maiga-Ascofaré, Oumou, Dekker, Denise, Jansen, Stephanie, Tappe, Dennis, Randriamampionona, Njary, May, Jürgen, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphael, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas

“…It was previously reported that a malaria infection may interfere with the specificity of a commercial ELISA test against Zika virus (ZIKV). We analyzed 1,216…”
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Understanding attitude, practices and knowledge of zoonotic infectious disease risks among poultry farmers in Ghana by Ayim‐Akonor, Matilda, Krumkamp, Ralf, May, Jürgen, Mertens, Eva

“…Zoonotic infectious diseases (ZIDs) are increasing globally, and livestock farmers in low‐ and middle‐income countries are at particularly high risk. An…”
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The GIBACHT fellowship: a multilateral initiative for strengthening capacity in biosafety and biosecurity towards pandemic preparedness by Mertens, Eva, Zimmermann, Marlow, Dywicki, Janine, Lee, Min-Hi, Pelikan, Joachim, Bürkin, Barbara M, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Hoffmann, Axel

“…The German Biosecurity Programme was launched in 2013 with the aim to support partner countries overcome biological threats including natural outbreaks or the…”
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Molecular and serological prevalence of influenza A viruses in poultry and poultry farmers in the Ashanti region, Ghana by Matilda, Ayim-Akonor, Juergen, May, Krumkamp, Ralf, Timm, Harder, Eva, Mertens

“…For an analysis of the prevalence of influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulating in chickens and their farmers in the Ashanti region, Ghana, we examined 2,400…”
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Evaluation of phenotypic markers in full genome sequences of avian influenza isolates from California by Mertens, Eva, Dugan, Vivien G, Stockwell, Timothy B, Lindsay, LeAnn L, Plancarte, Magdalena, Boyce, Walter M

“…Abstract We evaluated phenotypic markers in full-genome sequences of avian influenza isolates to identify avian strains with increased potential for…”
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Zona pellucida birefringence correlates with developmental capacity of bovine oocytes classified by maturational environment, COC morphology and G6PDH activity by Held, Eva, Mertens, Eva-Maria, Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh, Abdollah, Salilew-Wondim, Dessie, Besenfelder, Urban, Havlicek, Vitezslav, Herrler, Andreas, Tesfaye, Dawit, Schellander, Karl, Hölker, Michael

“…In the present study we aimed to analyse structural changes during in vitro maturation of the bovine zona pellucida (ZP) by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)…”
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Case studies on the management of public health events in Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East - the GIBACHT approach by Mertens, Eva

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Interprofessional collaboration between general practitioners and community pharmacists to promote the safe and responsible use of TNF-α-inhibitors by Rydant, Silas, Smet, Frederick, Truijens, Joachim, Mertens, Eva, Geysen, Inne, Merckx, Gert

“…Introduction: Tumor necrosis factor α-inhibitors (TNF-α-inhibitors) are biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARD’s) that are used in the…”
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Exposure of domestic swine to influenza A viruses in Ghana suggests unidirectional, reverse zoonotic transmission at the human–animal interface by Ayim‐Akonor, Matilda, Mertens, Eva, May, Jürgen, Harder, Timm

“…Influenza A viruses (IAVs) have both zoonotic and anthroponotic potential and are of public and veterinary importance. Swine are intermediate hosts and ‘mixing…”
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Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica , Campylobacter spp., and Arcobacter butzleri from Local and Imported Poultry Meat in Kumasi, Ghana by Dekker, Denise, Eibach, Daniel, Boahen, Kennedy G, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Pfeifer, Yvonne, Zautner, Andreas E, Mertens, Eva, Krumkamp, Ralf, Jaeger, Anna, Flieger, Antje, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen

“…and are important gastroenteric pathogens. is an emerging enteric pathogen. Data on the frequencies of these poultry-associated pathogens on meat products sold…”
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Cholera outbreak in Funpur, Winland by Nadeem, Muhammad, Saleh, Esra, Mertens, Eva, Bellali, Hedia, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus

“…Vibrio Cholerae is a category B agent which has moderate to high potential to be used in bioterrorist events. This fictitious case study is based on man-made…”
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Human genetic determinants of dengue virus susceptibility by Coffey, Lark L., Mertens, Eva, Brehin, Anne-Claire, Fernandez-Garcia, Maria Dolores, Amara, Ali, Després, Philippe, Sakuntabhai, Anavaj

“…Dengue virus (DENV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen that produces significant morbidity worldwide resulting in an estimated 50–100 million infections…”
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Malaria Coinfections in Febrile Pediatric Inpatients: A Hospital-Based Study From Ghana by Hogan, Benedikt, Eibach, Daniel, Krumkamp, Ralf, Sarpong, Nimako, Dekker, Denise, Kreuels, Benno, Maiga-Ascofaré, Oumou, Gyau Boahen, Kennedy, Wiafe Akenten, Charity, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen

“…The epidemiology of pediatric febrile illness is shifting in sub-Saharan Africa, but malaria remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The…”
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Containment of a fatal and highly infectious disease outbreak by Mwanje, Wilbrod, Mohammed, Muatsim Ahmed, Gidimadjor, Erasmus, Mertens, Eva, Bürkin, Barbara Maria, Hoffmann, Axel

“…This case study was designed based on several experience with several viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) outbreaks responded to in Uganda between 2000 and 2016…”
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Emergence of a febrile illness of unknown causes among the population and visitors of Upper Egypt by Mounir, Maged, Amir, Afreenish Hassan, Strauss, Ricardo, Syed, Muhammad Asif, Mertens, Eva

“…This is a fictional case study for training that encourages participants to interact and apply theory into practice. A febrile illness of unknown cause that…”
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Investigation of an outbreak caused by an unknown infectious pathogen in rural Zola by Yayra, Fortress, Beisembekova, Dinara, Adebisi, Nurudeen Ayobami, Mertens, Eva, Wende, Lea, Marashi, Sayed Mahdi, Dywicki, Janine

“…This case study was written as part of a fellowship in biosafety and biosecurity organised by the German Biosecurity Programme, namely the Global Partnership…”
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P49: Equinus correction during multilevel surgery in adults with cerebral palsy by Putz, Cornelia, Maria Mertens, Eva, Wolf, Sebastian, Geisbüsch, Andreas, Niklasch, Mirjam, Döderlein, Leonhard, Dreher, Thomas, Klotz, Matthias

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Antibiotic resistance and clonal diversity of invasive Staphylococcus aureus in the rural Ashanti Region, Ghana by Dekker, Denise, Wolters, Manuel, Mertens, Eva, Boahen, Kennedy Gyau, Krumkamp, Ralf, Eibach, Daniel, Schwarz, Norbert G, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Rohde, Holger, Christner, Martin, Marks, Florian, Sarpong, Nimako, May, Jürgen

“…Staphylococcus aureus is among the most common pathogens isolated from blood cultures in Ghana; yet the epidemiology of blood infections in rural settings is…”
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West Nile virus and its emergence in the United States of America by Murray, Kristy O, Mertens, Eva, Despres, Philippe

“…Zoonotic West Nile virus (WNV) circulates in natural transmission cycles involving certain mosquitoes and birds, horses, humans, and a range of other…”
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Equinus Correction During Multilevel Surgery in Adults With Cerebral Palsy by Putz, Cornelia, Mertens, Eva Maria, Wolf, Sebastian I., Geisbüsch, Andreas, Niklasch, Mirjam, Gantz, Simone, Döderlein, Leonhard, Dreher, Thomas, Klotz, Matthias C.

“…Background: Equinus foot deformity constitutes a common gait disorder in ambulatory adults with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (BSCP). The outcome after…”
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