Roland Diel

Migration and tuberculosis transmission in Hamburg, Germany: insights from 25 years of molecular epidemiology

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in low-incidence settings is increasingly influenced by the importation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Mtbc) strains from high-incidence regions. Globally, more virulent “generalist” lineages such as Lineage 2 (L2) and Li...

The outpatient economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults aged ≥ 60 years in Germany: results from the BUCOSS study

Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in adults aged ≥ 60 years, but data on its outpatient epidemiology and societal costs remain limited. Methods BUCOSS was a prospective observational study conducted over 3...