Germany - Disease biologist calls coordinating body to prevent epidemics

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Berlin. The hunt for the dangerous pathogen EHEC growing criticism of the authorities in crisis management in federal and state governments. The Max-Planck-Institute calls for a government officer who coordinates the cooperation between the central ministries.


In the debate on the EHEC-crisis management, the increasing demands for a central coordinating body. The Director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Stefan Kaufmann said, in the daily newspaper 'Die Welt' (Wednesday Edition) in favor to appoint a government coordinator to protect the public from risk of infection and for crisis management in the event of dangerous pathogens. The federal government should appoint an agent for global health, as there was him even for Culture, Media and integration. This person would need to optimize the cooperation between the ministries, said the Seuchenbiologe.Heftige criticism of the Max Planck researchers practice at the onset of the authorities in view of EHEC infection wave in Germany.
Currently, announced Minister of various departments with the heads of their subordinate offices to speak and give the impression, 'as if the policy hanker after the events'. 'First cucumbers, then shoots. The insecure people unnecessarily, "said Kaufmann. In view of the still unsuccessful search for the source of EHEC epidemic last criticism was grown on crisis management in federal and state authorities.


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Re: Germany - Disease biologist calls coordinating body to prevent epidemics

Health: EHEC: Government does not want a central disease location

The federal government wants in spite of massive criticism of the EHEC-crisis management for the time being not create a central disease control.
"I have no reason to doubt that the cooperation between federal and state," said Health Minister Daniel Bahr (FDP) after a special meeting of consumers and health ministers in Berlin. The intestinal germ had claimed at 25 lives in Germany, the number of new infections is declining, however. This give rise to optimism that "we have the worst nationwide behind us." Strong financially stressed hospitals would not be the most serious wave of infections alleingelassen.Die ever watched EHEC outbreak in Germany and Europe, told the ministers after the meeting. So far, 1959 cases were registered, including 689 very severe disease, Bahr said on Wednesday afternoon in the Bundestag. It is possible that there were more deaths and new infections. Therefore, no clear signal could still be given. The Robert Koch Institute, but I found declining numbers of new infections. Warnings against the consumption of raw cucumber, tomato, lettuce and sprouts should be maintained.

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