TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reil, Daniela
A1  - Imholt, Christian
A1  - Drewes, Stephan
A1  - Ulrich, Rainer Günter
A1  - Eccard, Jana
A1  - Jacob, Jens
T1  - Environmental conditions in favour of a hantavirus outbreak in 2015 in Germany?
JF  - Zoonoses and Public Health
N2  - Bank voles can harbour Puumala virus (PUUV) and vole populations usually peak in years after beech mast. A beech mast occurred in 2014 and a predictive model indicates high vole abundance in 2015. This pattern is similar to the years 2009/2011 when beech mast occurred, bank voles multiplied and human PUUV infections increased a year later. Given similar environmental conditions in 2014/2015, increased risk of human PUUV infections in 2015 is likely. Risk management measures are recommended.
KW  - Beech fructification
KW  - Puumala virus
KW  - bank vole
KW  - outbreak
KW  - nephropathia epidemica
KW  - Germany
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12217
SN  - 1863-1959
SN  - 1863-2378
VL  - 63
SP  - 83
EP  - 88
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Riebold, Diana
A1  - Russow, Kati
A1  - Schlegel, Mathias
A1  - Wollny, Theres
A1  - Thiel, Joerg
A1  - Freise, Jona
A1  - Hueppop, Ommo
A1  - Eccard, Jana
A1  - Plenge-Boenig, Anita
A1  - Loebermann, Micha
A1  - Ulrich, Rainer Günter
A1  - Klammt, Sebastian
A1  - Mettenleiter, Thomas Christoph
A1  - Reisinger, Emil Christian
T1  - Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in small mammals from Germany
JF  - Vector borne and zoonotic diseases
N2  - An increase in zoonotic infections in humans in recent years has led to a high level of public interest. However, the extent of infestation of free-living small mammals with pathogens and especially parasites is not well understood. This pilot study was carried out within the framework of the "Rodent-borne pathogens" network to identify zoonotic parasites in small mammals in Germany. From 2008 to 2009, 111 small mammals of 8 rodent and 5 insectivore species were collected. Feces and intestine samples from every mammal were examined microscopically for the presence of intestinal parasites by using Telemann concentration for worm eggs, Kinyoun staining for coccidia, and Heidenhain staining for other protozoa. Adult helminths were additionally stained with carmine acid for species determination. Eleven different helminth species, five coccidians, and three other protozoa species were detected. Simultaneous infection of one host by different helminths was common. Hymenolepis spp. (20.7%) were the most common zoonotic helminths in the investigated hosts. Coccidia, including Eimeria spp. (30.6%), Cryptosporidium spp. (17.1%), and Sarcocystis spp. (17.1%), were present in 40.5% of the feces samples of small mammals. Protozoa, such as Giardia spp. and amoebae, were rarely detected, most likely because of the repeated freeze-thawing of the samples during preparation. The zoonotic pathogens detected in this pilot study may be potentially transmitted to humans by drinking water, smear infection, and airborne transmission.
KW  - parasites
KW  - rodents
KW  - insectivores
KW  - Hymenolepis
KW  - Germany
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2457
SN  - 1530-3667
SN  - 1557-7759
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
SP  - 125
EP  - 133
PB  - Liebert
CY  - New Rochelle
ER  -