A highly contagious viral disease, sheeppox spreads rapidly and can affect large portions of a flock in a short time. The disease is particularly dangerous because it can cause very high mortality rates, especially in...
For its cross-regional collaboration, the DEEP-DV research consortium (“Disrupt – Evade – Exploit: Gene expression and manipulation of the host response in DNA virus infections”) has been awarded the 2026 North German...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium capable of infecting various parts of the body, including the lungs, skin, and bloodstream. It accounts for approximately 7 per cent of hospital-acquired...
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine. A new class of programmable antibiotics known as asobiotics can be used to treat bacterial infections when classical antibiotics fail. A...
On 28 August 2026, the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) celebrated the completion of the structural shell of its new research building at the Berthold-Beitz-Platz campus together with guests from science,...
Dennis Rohde, a member of the German Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), visited the Braunschweig campus of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) today. He...
Ebola viruses are among the most dangerous known human pathogens. Three species of Ebola virus have repeatedly caused major outbreaks on the African continent. Most outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire Ebola virus....
The DZIF flagship project PANTIPA has reached an important milestone. Following successful preclinical work at the University Hospital Cologne and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), the project is now...
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is constantly mutating. As a result, vaccines become less effective and need to be regularly adapted. This was the case in 2025 with the JN.1 variant. An interdisciplinary team from Hannover...
