Publications by authors named "A Beyerlein"
Article Synopsis
- Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Germany, with a reported average of 34.3 cases per 100,000 people in Bavaria from 2013 to 2020, though true numbers are likely higher due to underreporting.
- A questionnaire study was conducted with 377 participants, including 300 adults/adolescents and 77 children, to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne diseases and protective measures, revealing that many were misinformed about tick risks and available prevention methods.
- Despite recognizing effective protection practices like wearing long clothes and checking for ticks, many participants applied these measures infrequently, indicating a disconnect between knowledge and actual preventive behavior that could
Erratum to: Comparison of fatalities due to COVID-19 and other nonexternal causes during the first five pandemic waves.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
November 2024
Comparison of fatalities due to COVID-19 and other nonexternal causes during the first five pandemic waves : Results from multiple cause of death statistics in Bavaria.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
August 2024
Background: Older age is a risk factor for a fatal course of SARS-CoV‑2 infection, possibly due to comorbidities whose exact role in this context, however, is not yet well understood. In this paper, the characteristics and comorbidities of persons who had died of COVID-19 in Bavaria by July 2022 are shown and compared with the characteristics of other fatalities during the pandemic.
Methods: Based on data from multiple cause of death statistics, odds ratios for dying from COVID-19 (compared to dying from other nonexternal causes of death) were calculated by using logistic regression models, stratified by age, sex, and pandemic waves.
Background: The long-term course of protection against severe COVID-19 courses by vaccine-induced or hybrid immunity in Germany is unclear.
Methods: We studied 146 457 cases aged 60-99 years in the German federal state of Bavaria who were immunized against COVID-19 and tested positive for it from February 2022 to January 2023. We calculated adjusted hazard ratios for a severe course (hospitalization or death due to COVID-19) for different intervals between the onset of full primary or booster immunity and the date of the infection.