Gérard Krause
Hannover Medical School
256 Papers
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Gérard Krause is an academic researcher from Hannover Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 231 publications. Previous affiliations of Gérard Krause include Heidelberg University & Robert Koch Institute.
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Papers
Estimations of worldwide prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a systematic review of data published between 1965 and 2013.
TL;DR: This first global assessment of country-level population prevalence of chronic HBV infection found a wide variation between countries and highlights the need for continued prevention and control strategies and the collection of reliable epidemiologic data using standardised methodology.
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Epidemic Profile of Shiga-Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak in Germany
Christina Frank,Dirk Werber,Jakob P. Cramer,Mona Askar,Mirko Faber,Matthias an der Heiden,Helen Bernard,Angelika Fruth,Rita Prager,Anke Spode,Maria Wadl,Alexander Zoufaly,Sabine Jordan,Markus J Kemper,Per Follin,Luise Müller,Lisa A King,Bettina Rosner,Udo Buchholz,Klaus Stark,Gérard Krause,Hus investigation team +21 more
TL;DR: In this outbreak, caused by an unusual E. coli strain, cases of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome occurred predominantly in adults, with a preponderance of cases occurring in women.
Outbreak of human monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017-18: a clinical and epidemiological report.
Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye,Olusola Aruna,Mahmood Dalhat,Dimie Ogoina,Andrea M. McCollum,Yahyah Disu,Ibrahim Mamadu,Afolabi Akinpelu,Adama Ahmad,Joel Burga,Adolphe Ndoreraho,Edouard Nkunzimana,Lamin Manneh,Amina Mohammed,Olawunmi Adeoye,Daniel Tom-Aba,Bernard C. Silenou,Oladipupo Ipadeola,Muhammad H A Saleh,Ayodele Adeyemo,Ifeoma Nwadiutor,Neni Aworabhi,Patience Uke,Doris John,Paul Wakama,Mary G. Reynolds,Matthew R. Mauldin,Jeffrey B. Doty,Kimberly Wilkins,Joy Musa,Asheena Khalakdina,Adebayo Adedeji,Nwando,Olubunmi Ojo,Gérard Krause,Chikwe Ihekweazu,Anna Mandra,Whitni Davidson,Victoria A. Olson,Yu Li,Kay Radford,Hui Zhao,Michael B. Townsend,Jillybeth Burgado,Panayampalli Subbian Satheshkumar +44 more
TL;DR: The results suggest endemicity of monkeypox virus in Nigeria, with some evidence of human-to-human transmission, and further studies are necessary to explore animal reservoirs and risk factors for transmission of the virus.
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Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes following 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection: A Global Pooled Analysis
Maria D. Van Kerkhove,Katelijn Vandemaele,Vivek Shinde,Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez,Artemis Koukounari,Christl A. Donnelly,Luis O. Carlino,Rhonda Owen,Beverly Paterson,Louise Pelletier,Julie Vachon,Claudia González,Yu Hongjie,Feng Zijian,Shuk Kwan Chuang,Albert Ka-Wing Au,Silke Buda,Gérard Krause,Walter Haas,Isabelle Bonmarin,Kiyosu Taniguichi,Kensuke Nakajima,Tokuaki Shobayashi,Yoshihiro Takayama,Tomi Sunagawa,Jean-Michel Heraud,Arnaud Orelle,Ethel Palacios,Marianne A B van der Sande,C. C. H. Lieke Wielders,Darren Hunt,Jeffrey Cutter,Vernon J. Lee,Vernon J. Lee,Juno Thomas,Patricia Santa-Olalla,Maria J. Sierra-Moros,Wanna Hanshaoworakul,Kumnuan Ungchusak,Richard Pebody,Seema Jain,Anthony W. Mounts +41 more
TL;DR: This study analyzes data from 19 countries, comprising some 70,000 hospitalized patients with severe H1N1 infection, to reveal risk factors for severe pandemic influenza, which include chronic illness, cardiac disease, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes.
German Outbreak of Escherichia coli O104:H4 Associated with Sprouts
Udo Buchholz,Helen Bernard,Dirk Werber,Merle M. Böhmer,Cornelius Remschmidt,Hendrik Wilking,Yvonne Deleré,Matthias an der Heiden,Cornelia Adlhoch,J. Dreesman,Joachim Ehlers,Steen Ethelberg,Mirko Faber,Christina Frank,Gerd Fricke,Matthias Greiner,Michael Höhle,Sofie Ivarsson,Uwe Jark,Markus Kirchner,Judith Koch,Gérard Krause,Petra Luber,Bettina Rosner,Klaus Stark,M. Kühne +25 more
TL;DR: Investigations identified sprouts as the most likely outbreak vehicle, underlining the need to take into account food items that may be overlooked during subjects' recall of consumption.
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