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National research platform combines forces against bird flu and other "zoonosis"
21.10.2008
UKM-expert: "Bird flu monitoring measures to grab"
The recurrence of bird flu virus in a duck in Saxony is for Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig no surprise: "With a re-emergence was to" assess the director of the Institute for Molecular Virology at the University Hospital of Muenster (UKM) to the Fund before two weeks. It stresses the flu expert also: "The virus was discovered, without causing a disease outbreak came from. This shows that the surveillance actions taken to succeed. "
Ludwig is the coordinator of the nationwide network "FluResearchNet" in which scientists from across Germany to jointly explore grounds for influenza pandemics: "The flu disease in humans and animals, caused by influenza viruses, is still one of the last great epidemics of our time. However, the question of why and how the virus from birds to be transmissible to humans yet unsettled. And that's exactly what we want to find out. "The re-emergence of even dangerous for humans H5N1 virus in the duck showed the importance of this research work.
The flu is one of the term as "zoonosis" designated diseases. It covers all infectious diseases, where the pathogen between animals and humans can be transferred. Another focus of the influenza network is the exploration of new therapeutic approaches against the flu. The focus is currently using the body's own defense mechanisms and preventive protection functions of herbal substances.
In mid-October was the fight against the transmission of infectious diseases from wildlife to humans again bundled and the "National research platform for zoonoses" was founded. Initiated and promoted this platform by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The National Research Platform will from next year three branches have: At UKM-Institute for Molecular Virology in Munster, at the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) on the island of Riems and in the Telematics Platform for Medical Research Networking Association (TMF) in Berlin. "Our participation in the National Research platform is also an evidence of renewed confidence in the science Munster," says the virologist. Thus, a close interface between the "FluResearchNet" and the platform is guaranteed.
Ludwig: "The new platform is a structure which will help the sustainable zoonoses research in Germany to bundle and to push forward." As information and service network for all research groups and institutions, in Germany in the field of zoonotic diseases actively are zoonoses, the platform also further expand international cooperation and as a central information for the public.
The BMBF supports the platform with two million euros for three years, approximately 660,000 euros will go to Munster the institute to build the necessary office. The promotion will run initially for three years.
Stefan Dreising
Google translation:
National research platform combines forces against bird flu and other "zoonosis"
21.10.2008
UKM-expert: "Bird flu monitoring measures to grab"
The recurrence of bird flu virus in a duck in Saxony is for Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig no surprise: "With a re-emergence was to" assess the director of the Institute for Molecular Virology at the University Hospital of Muenster (UKM) to the Fund before two weeks. It stresses the flu expert also: "The virus was discovered, without causing a disease outbreak came from. This shows that the surveillance actions taken to succeed. "
Ludwig is the coordinator of the nationwide network "FluResearchNet" in which scientists from across Germany to jointly explore grounds for influenza pandemics: "The flu disease in humans and animals, caused by influenza viruses, is still one of the last great epidemics of our time. However, the question of why and how the virus from birds to be transmissible to humans yet unsettled. And that's exactly what we want to find out. "The re-emergence of even dangerous for humans H5N1 virus in the duck showed the importance of this research work.
The flu is one of the term as "zoonosis" designated diseases. It covers all infectious diseases, where the pathogen between animals and humans can be transferred. Another focus of the influenza network is the exploration of new therapeutic approaches against the flu. The focus is currently using the body's own defense mechanisms and preventive protection functions of herbal substances.
In mid-October was the fight against the transmission of infectious diseases from wildlife to humans again bundled and the "National research platform for zoonoses" was founded. Initiated and promoted this platform by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The National Research Platform will from next year three branches have: At UKM-Institute for Molecular Virology in Munster, at the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) on the island of Riems and in the Telematics Platform for Medical Research Networking Association (TMF) in Berlin. "Our participation in the National Research platform is also an evidence of renewed confidence in the science Munster," says the virologist. Thus, a close interface between the "FluResearchNet" and the platform is guaranteed.
Ludwig: "The new platform is a structure which will help the sustainable zoonoses research in Germany to bundle and to push forward." As information and service network for all research groups and institutions, in Germany in the field of zoonotic diseases actively are zoonoses, the platform also further expand international cooperation and as a central information for the public.
The BMBF supports the platform with two million euros for three years, approximately 660,000 euros will go to Munster the institute to build the necessary office. The promotion will run initially for three years.
Stefan Dreising