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German research consortium FluResearchNet met in Münster The viral flu, or influenza, is still presenting a permanent, worldwide threat to humans and animals. A constant stream of new influenza pathogens are emerging from the animal world and leading to serious illness in humans. To effectively fight against these pathogens, an interdisciplinary research approach is of fundamental importance. The FluResearchNet, which is being coordinated at the University of Münster, integrates all the influenza expertise in Germany. Virologists, immunologists, cell biologists, veterinary and human medics as

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Burger, Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig and Prof. Dr. Ron Fouchier (Photo P. Grewer) To continue our commitment against influenza and to be prepared for the next outbreak we need further global efforts to understand viral mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions and immunological pathways. It was the aim of the 3rd International Influenza Meeting to bring together experts from all over the world to discuss and exchange the most recent research results in an international environment and to create new collaborations. The meeting took place at the University of Muenster. More than 270

The expectations of the National Research Platform for Zoonoses, which together with the research association ZooMAP and the International Graduate School of Infection Research of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, conducted the international workshop "Intestinal mucosal homeostasis and disease", were far exceeded. Almost 140 participants from a wide range of research institutions met from 23-24 March 2011 at the Leibnizhaus in Hanover for an international exchange of experience. The workshop focused on the latest scientific findings on the mechanisms involved in chronic inflammatory

After the WHO had declared the smallpox virus to be eradicated at the beginning of the 1980s of the last century, things had become quiet around the virus. In 2003, the US surveillance authority CDC reported an outbreak of the monkey pox virus. And in Europe, too, there were frequent outbreaks of cowpox virus transmitted by so-called cuddle rats. What is the current significance of zoonotic pox viruses and what danger do they pose? This was the central topic of the workshop "Zoonotic Poxviruses - An Emerging Threat?" of the National Research Platform in cooperation with representatives of the

On April 1, 2015 the 2nd Jena Q-fever workshop took place at the University Hospital Jena-Lobeda. This was a joint event of the National Research Platform for Zoonoses, the University Hospital Jena, and the Thuringian State Veterinary Chamber. The event served the exchange of research results in the field of diagnostics and epidemiology of Q-fever and the pathogenesis of the disease. Speakers from all over Germany could be won for this event. In addition to the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute and the University Hospital of Jena, the RKI, the PEI, the consular laboratory for Q-fever of the State

Influenza still remains a current concern. To be prepared for the next outbreak the understanding of viral mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions and immunological pathways is essential. It was the aim of the 4th International Influenza Meeting, taking place from September 21st to 23rd 2014, to bring together experts from all over the world to discuss and exchange the most recent research results in an international environment and to create new collaborations. The meeting took place at the University of Muenster and was opened by Stephan Ludwig (University of Muenster, Germany), the

Am 15. September 2015 fand in Berlin der Workshop "Dual Use Research of Concern – Wie gut sind wir vorbereitet auf die Konsequenzen der aktuellen Debatte?" statt. In diesem Rahmen diskutierten Virologen, Ethiker und Förderer die Folgen der Dual Use-Debatte für die Forschung.

Pathogens do not stop at national borders. Therefore, international cooperation is required for successful research and control of zoonotic infectious diseases. In order to strengthen the cooperation between European and African countries the German Research Platform for Zoonoses and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) hosted a workshop to promote the exchange between both continents. Bringing researchers from different fields, institutions and countries together On September 17th and 18th 2015, the first joint event of the German Research Platform on Zoonoses and the German Center

On April 23 and 24, 2015, the workshop "Fundamentals of Data Management for Scientists in Zoonoses Research" took place at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. The aim of the workshop was to teach the 24 participants from 11 institutions how data are collected and stored so that they can be evaluated with common statistical programs. The interdisciplinary workshop was led by Prof. Lothar Kreienbrock and Bettina Schneider from the Institute of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing of TiHo Hannover Close knowledge gaps on the subject of data management Especially in the