Institute: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Great Collaboration to Improve Diagnostics in One Health Initiated!

Warning: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, bool given in /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/ghpp-website/Components/BlockTextInfobox/functions.php on line 20 The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) conducted a 6-day joint training for veterinarians and laboratory experts. It was organised in cooperation with the Ministério da Saúde and the Ministério…

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Joint Study on Dengue Outbreak in São Tomé and Príncipe Published

Researchers from the lab group Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the Laboratório Nacional de Referência da Tuberculose (LNR-TB) in São Tomé investigated the Denge virus (DENV) outbreak in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2022. The intent was to reconstruct…

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Intensive Care Unit Strengthens Lassa Fever Response in Nigeria

To address morbidity and mortality associated with Lassa fever, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) and Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) launched the MEVIN project in 2023, which is part of the Global Health Protection Programme (GHPP). The BNITM has enhanced its support to Nigeria in addressing the current…

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West Africa expands its sequencing capacity

As part of this new programme phase of GHPP (2023-2025), our project CELESTA focuses on expanding the genomic surveillance capacity for RNA (ribonucleic acid) viruses of our cooperation partners. They are: the Laboratoire de Centre de Recherche en Virologie – Laboratoire des Fièvres Hemorragiques Virales de Guinée (CRV-LFHVG) in Conakry, Guinea,…

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Analysis of Pathogens in Wastewater in São Tomé and Príncipe in Full Progress

Wastewater monitoring system established to investigate the spread of pathogens in the population The aim is to use a wastewater-based surveillance system to investigate the spread of pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, hepatitis A and enteroviruses, as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the population of São Tomé in the long…

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RESPONSE

Context Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not able to safely diagnose and adequately respond to pathogens with epidemic or pandemic potential, such as Ebola or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus. Especially in relation to viral haemorrhagic fevers and neglected tropical diseases, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine…

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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Diagnostics in Nigeria

Yet, the 2019 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria showed a magnitude that was even higher than the unprecedented Lassa fever outbreak in 2018 during the same period. This increase was equally mirrored in the increased workload of the laboratory. In this context, there was a clear need to support…

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AfroLabNet 2.0

Context Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 in 2021, Ebola virus disease in 2014 and human Mpox in 2023, pose a great threat to the global community not only from a public health perspective, but also from an economic and social standpoint. Furthermore, the changing climate and the…

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MEVIN

Context Emerging viral infections (EVIs), including viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Lassa fever and Ebola virus disease, pose a serious threat to public health. Among others, this is because of their epidemic potential, limited treatment options, high mortality rates, and the lack of available and efficient vaccines. They have…

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Institute: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Great Collaboration to Improve Diagnostics in One Health Initiated!

Joint Study on Dengue Outbreak in São Tomé and Príncipe Published

Intensive Care Unit Strengthens Lassa Fever Response in Nigeria

West Africa expands its sequencing capacity

Analysis of Pathogens in Wastewater in São Tomé and Príncipe in Full Progress

RESPONSE

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Diagnostics in Nigeria

AfroLabNet 2.0

MEVIN