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Prevalence, incidence estimations and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Germany: a representative, cross-sectional, serological study by Wilking, Hendrik, Thamm, Michael, Stark, Klaus, Aebischer, Toni, Seeber, Frank

“…Representative data on the extent of endemicity, burden and risk of human toxoplasmosis are scarce. We assessed the prevalence and determinants of…”
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Hepatitis A seroprevalence, vaccination status and demographic determinants in children and adolescents in Germany, 2014–2017, a population-based study by Enkelmann, Julia, Kuhnert, Ronny, Stark, Klaus, Faber, Mirko

“…Children play an important role in hepatitis A virus (HAV) transmission but, due to frequent asymptomatic or mild courses, these infections are underrecognized…”
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Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008-2011 by Wilking, Hendrik, Fingerle, Volker, Klier, Christiane, Thamm, Michael, Stark, Klaus

“…To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008-2011)…”
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Ongoing High Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates for Invasive Listeriosis, Germany, 2010–2019 by Wilking, Hendrik, Lachmann, Raskit, Holzer, Alexandra, Halbedel, Sven, Flieger, Antje, Stark, Klaus

“…We used 10 years of surveillance data to describe listeriosis frequency in Germany. Altogether, 5,576 cases were reported, 91% not pregnancy associated; case…”
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Epidemiological trends of notified human brucellosis in Germany, 2006–2018 by Enkelmann, Julia, Stark, Klaus, Faber, Mirko

“…•Increased incidence of human brucellosis in Germany since 2014.•Epidemiological changes following migration from brucellosis endemic countries.•75% of cases…”
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Retinal Layer Thicknesses in Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Results From the German AugUR Study by Brandl, Caroline, Brücklmayer, Christiane, Günther, Felix, Zimmermann, Martina E, Küchenhoff, Helmut, Helbig, Horst, Weber, Bernhard H F, Heid, Iris M, Stark, Klaus J

“…To systematically analyze thicknesses of retinal layers in an older population and their link to early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In the AugUR…”
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Estimates of Toxoplasmosis Incidence Based on Healthcare Claims Data, Germany, 2011–2016 by Krings, Amrei, Jacob, Josephine, Seeber, Frank, Pleyer, Uwe, Walker, Jochen, Stark, Klaus, Wilking, Hendrik

“…Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection contracted through Toxoplasma gondii–contaminated food, soil, or water. Seroprevalence in Germany is high, but estimates…”
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KidneyGPS: a user-friendly web application to help prioritize kidney function genes and variants based on evidence from genome-wide association studies by Stanzick, Kira J, Stark, Klaus J, Gorski, Mathias, Schödel, Johannes, Krüger, René, Kronenberg, Florian, Warth, Richard, Heid, Iris M, Winkler, Thomas W

“…Abstract Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genetic loci associated with kidney function. By combining these…”
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Changes in malaria epidemiology in Germany, 2001-2016: a time series analysis by Vygen-Bonnet, Sabine, Stark, Klaus

“…German surveillance data showed a sharp rise of malaria cases in 2014 and 2015 due to the increased arrival of refugees from malaria endemic countries. A time…”
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Toxoplasma gondii Infections and Associated Factors in Female Children and Adolescents, Germany by Giese, Laura, Seeber, Frank, Aebischer, Anton, Kuhnert, Ronny, Schlaud, Martin, Stark, Klaus, Wilking, Hendrik

“…In a representative sample of female children and adolescents in Germany, Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence was 6.3% (95% CI 4.7%-8.0%). With each year of life,…”
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Features of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the General Adults and Their Dependency on Age, Sex, and Smoking: Results from the German KORA Study by Brandl, Caroline, Breinlich, Valentin, Stark, Klaus J, Enzinger, Sabrina, Aßenmacher, Matthias, Olden, Matthias, Grassmann, Felix, Graw, Jochen, Heier, Margit, Peters, Annette, Helbig, Horst, Küchenhoff, Helmut, Weber, Bernhard H F, Heid, Iris M

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a vision impairing disease of the central retina characterized by early and late forms in individuals older than 50…”
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Molecular epidemiology and genotype-specific disease severity of hepatitis E virus infections in Germany, 2010-2019 by Schemmerer, Mathias, Wenzel, Jürgen J., Stark, Klaus, Faber, Mirko

“…Zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in Europe. Genotype 3 (HEV-3) is predominant but information on subtype distribution, trends and clinical…”
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Systemic Evidence for Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-Related Macular Degeneration as Revealed by mtDNA Copy Number Measurements in Peripheral Blood by Koller, Adriana, Lamina, Claudia, Brandl, Caroline, Zimmermann, Martina E., Stark, Klaus J., Weissensteiner, Hansi, Würzner, Reinhard, Heid, Iris M., Kronenberg, Florian

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction is a common occurrence in the aging process and is observed in diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Increased…”
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Epidemiology of reported Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Germany, 2001-2008 by Rosner, Bettina M, Stark, Klaus, Werber, Dirk

“…Yersiniosis is the third most common zoonotic bacterial disease in Germany and the European Union. Sequelae of Yersinia enterocolitica infections, such as…”
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A combined case-control and molecular source attribution study of human Campylobacter infections in Germany, 2011–2014 by Rosner, Bettina M., Schielke, Anika, Didelot, Xavier, Kops, Friederike, Breidenbach, Janina, Willrich, Niklas, Gölz, Greta, Alter, Thomas, Stingl, Kerstin, Josenhans, Christine, Suerbaum, Sebastian, Stark, Klaus

“…Campylobacter infection is the most commonly notified bacterial enteritis in Germany. We performed a large combined case-control and source attribution study…”
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Relative Telomere Length Is Associated With Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Women by Koller, Adriana, Brandl, Caroline, Lamina, Claudia, Zimmermann, Martina E, Summerer, Monika, Stark, Klaus J, Würzner, Reinhard, Heid, Iris M, Kronenberg, Florian

“…Relative telomere length (RTL) is a biomarker for physiological aging. Premature shortening of telomeres is associated with oxidative stress, which is one…”
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DNA extraction from clotted blood in genotyping quality by Stanzick, Kira J, Simon, Josef, Zimmermann, Martina E, Schachtner, Michael, Peterhoff, David, Niller, Hans-Helmut, Überla, Klaus, Wagner, Ralf, Heid, Iris M, Stark, Klaus J

“…DNA extraction from frozen blood clots is challenging. Here, the authors applied QIAGEN Clotspin Baskets and the Gentra Puregene Blood Kit for DNA extraction…”
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Phylogenetic and Case-Control Study on Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Germany by Wichmann, Ole, Schimanski, Sven, Koch, Judith, Kohler, Martin, Rothe, Camilla, Plentz, Annelie, Jilg, Wolfgang, Stark, Klaus

“…Background. Hepatitis E is a classic water-borne disease in developing countries. In Germany, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are notifiable. The number of…”
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Population-based reference values for kidney function and kidney function decline in 25- to 95-year-old Germans without and with diabetes by Herold, Janina M, Wiegrebe, Simon, Nano, Jana, Jung, Bettina, Gorski, Mathias, Thorand, Barbara, Koenig, Wolfgang, Zeller, Tanja, Zimmermann, Martina E, Burkhardt, Ralph, Banas, Bernhard, Küchenhoff, Helmut, Stark, Klaus J, Peters, Annette, Böger, Carsten A, Heid, Iris M

“…Understanding normal aging of kidney function is pivotal to help distinguish individuals at particular risk for chronic kidney disease. Glomerular filtration…”
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Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among adults, Germany by Faber, Mirko S, Wenzel, Jürgen J, Jilg, Wolfgang, Thamm, Michael, Höhle, Michael, Stark, Klaus

“…We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI…”
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