Presence but low detection rate of rat Hepatitis E Virus in patients in Germany 2022-2024

New data from our joint work on zoonotic hepatitis viruses:

"Presence but low detection rate of rat Hepatitis E Virus in patients in Germany 2022-2024"

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New publication from the DURABLE consortium:
A generic Filovirus PCR assay for the rapid detection of Ebola, Marburg and bat filoviruses — deployed and validated across 15 EU laboratories.
Data from our early outbreak response exercise:p
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After a long journey, we've reached an important milestone with this publication. I'm grateful for the excellent collaboration between neurology, neuropathology, radiology and our team at the #CharitéVirology #DZIF #LaborBerlin

Rat hepatitis E virus: the new kid on the block? Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) is an important yet understudied zoonotic pathogen, affecting over 20 million people worldwide and causing up to 70,000 deaths per year [1, 2]. Belonging to the Hepeviridae fam...

More data are becoming available on zoonotic ratHEV.
Our thoughts on a recent publication from Spain and the remaining questions in a editorial for the JHepat:
"Rat hepatitis E virus: the new kid on the block?"

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External quality assessment of molecular detection and variant typing of SARS-CoV-2 in European expert laboratories in 2023 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology External quality assessments (EQAs) are crucial to ensure the reliability and consistency of diagnostic laboratories. They provide an objective framework for evaluating the performance of testing syst...

Congratulations to Kim on her first publication at #CharitéVirology!
For me, this paper is particularly significant as it once again highlights the strong networking between European diagnostic laboratories. Many thanks to all involved. Let's continue this work.
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