Publications

network "rodent-borne pathogens" in germany: longitudinal studies on the geographical distribution and prevalence of hantavirus infections.	hantavirus infections are known in germany since the 1980s. while the overall antibody prevalence against hantaviruses in the general human population was estimated to be about 1-2%, an average of 100-200 clinical cases are recorded annually. in the years 2005 and 2007 in particular, a large increase of the number of human hantavirus infections in germany was observed. the most affected regions were located in the federal states of baden-wuerttemberg, bavaria, north rhine westphalia, and lower s ...	2008	19030894
survey and case-control study during epidemics of puumala virus infection.	in baden-wuerttemberg, a federal state in south-west germany, a large outbreak of 1089 laboratory-confirmed human puumala virus (puuv) infections occurred in 2007. we conducted a survey to describe the disease burden and a case-control study to identify risk factors for acquiring puuv. case-patients were interviewed about clinical outcome and both case-patients and randomly recruited controls were interviewed about exposure. we calculated matched odds ratios (mor) using a conditional logistic re ...	2009	19288958