Close-up of a blood donation, from which two hands in blue lab gloves are just taking blood with a cannula.

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Publication

Safe Blood Donations Despite West Nile Virus

Can West Nile virus be transmitted through blood donations? A new study of 26 million donations gives the all-clear: the current testing strategies are reliable and prevent transmission. However, as the virus, which is otherwise transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, continues to spread, it may be necessary to adapt the testing procedures in the future. Researchers therefore recommend continuous monitoring of virus activity.

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Das Foto zeigt eine Weltkugel, die von einer Hand gehalten wird. Der Hintergrund ist dunkelgrün bis gelblich.

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Funding

Psychology of Climate Action: Research Extended

The Klaus Tschira Foundation continues to support the PACE project, which has been studying people’s engagement in climate protection since 2022. The research aims to help design more effective climate action measures.

A researcher in a level 4 suit stands in front of an incubator in a high security laboratory.

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Publication

New vaccine strategy against Ebola

Characterisation of dendritic cells in a cell culture model leads to testing of a new vaccination strategy against Ebola virus in a mouse model. The results have been published in two papers in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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Event

Science Congress

In October 2025, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) will celebrate its 125th anniversary. And how do researchers celebrate? With a scientific conference! After thirty years, the ‘European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health’ (ECTMIH) is returning to Hamburg. The organisers are expecting more than 1,000 participants at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). Take part and send in your session proposals!

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