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INFECTIONS in an Urbanizing World - Humans, Animals, Environments

Improved hygiene and better prevention and treatment have diminished the incidence of infectious diseases particularly in industrialised countries. However, increasing antibiotic resistance, emergence of new pathogens, together with changes in pathogen distribution due to altered climate and mobility are global challenges for humankind. The Leibniz Research Alliance (LRA) INFECTIONS aims to establish an interdisciplinary research agenda and opens up new avenues of communication across disciplines. New strategies and methods for early warning and outbreak management systems will be developed to control spread of pathogens.

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  • Register now! INFECTIONS - Symposium “Antimicrobial resistance: The silent pandemic”

    On March 10 and 11, 2025, the symposium INFECTIONS - Symposium “Antimicrobial resistance: The silent pandemic” will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISAS - e.V., Dortmund, Germany.

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  • 8th Plenary Assembly of the Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg

    From 28 to 30 October 2024, the members of the Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS met for the 8th Plenary Assembly at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) in Hamburg. They discussed the future direction of the network and presented their research findings on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - a key issue for global health.

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  • Air in livestock barns - a danger for animals and humans?

    In the seed money project AirBarn, aerosols inside and from animal barns are investigated as a potential source for airborne pathogens. It is known that the use of antibiotics in agriculture often selects antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but the extent to which environmental influences can change the composition of bacteria in bioaerosols and where risks arise for humans and the environment are still open research questions.

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Prof. Dr. Ulrich E. Schaible
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
T +49 4537 188 6000
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Dr. Susanne Pätzold
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
T 04537 188 5840
spaetzold@fz-borstel.de

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Britta Weller
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
T 04537 188 2870
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Dr. Anna Holst
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
T 04537 188 2690
aholst@fz-borstel.de