Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses

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Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses
Category: Federal Research Institute
Carrier: Friedrich Loeffler Institute
Legal form of the carrier: Higher federal authority
Seat of the wearer: Greifswald , Riems Island
Facility location: Jena
Type of research: Departmental research
Subjects: Natural sciences
Areas of expertise: Veterinary medicine
Basic funding: Federal Government ( BMEL )
Management: Heinrich Neubauer
Homepage: www.fli.de
Headquarters of the institute

The Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses (IBIZ) is a research facility of the Federal Republic of Germany which, as a branch in Jena, is part of the legally independent higher federal authority Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) on the island of Riems . The FLI also bears the additional designation “Federal Research Institute for Animal Health”. The institute primarily conducts departmental research for the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). The research tasks of the IBIZ are in the field of veterinary medicine .

history

Today's Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses and the Jena-based Institute for Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP) go back to the "Institute for Bacterial Disease Research" (ITSF) of the former German Academy of Agricultural Sciences in the GDR, which was founded on July 1, 1954 . At the end of the 1950s, the construction of new buildings for the ITSF began at its current location in Jena-Zwätze. One of the strengths of the ITSF was to bring the representatives of the various disciplines (veterinarians, chemists, physicists, biologists, farmers) together to work on the research tasks.

The political turnaround and German reunification also represented a decisive turning point for the Jena Institute. On the basis of a recommendation by the Science Council , the institution became part of the Institute for Veterinary Medicine (Robert von Ostertag -Institute) of the Federal Health Office . After the dissolution of the Federal Health Office, the institute in Jena was part of the newly founded Federal Institute for Consumer Health Protection and Veterinary Medicine from 1994 onwards . This was dissolved in November 2002.

Even after the incorporation in November 2002 as the Jena site into the “Federal Research Center for Virus Diseases of Animals” (BFAV), it was possible to continue significant parts of the traditional fields of work. In addition, research projects oriented towards current problems were increasingly tackled and new laboratory methods were incorporated.

The Federal Research Institute BFAV was renamed in 2004 to “Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut” (FLI) with the additional designation “Federal Research Institute for Animal Health”.

research

The institute conducts research in the fields of etiology and control of infectious diseases in animals. In this context, studies on the pathogenesis , diagnosis and epidemiology of these diseases are also carried out. The institute follows current developments in animal husbandry and the control of animal diseases in order to be able to counter possible dangers for animals and humans in advance.

Research activities focus on Campylobacter , Salmonella , Mycoplasma , L3 pathogens ( anthrax , brucellosis and snot ), tick- borne diseases (ZüK), clostridia and infections caused by human rotaviruses and human noroviruses . The majority of the research projects are designed and processed together with the Institute for Molecular Pathogenesis.

Reference laboratories

The National Reference Laboratories (NRL) perform extensive sovereign tasks in the sense of monitoring and improving the diagnosis of notifiable animal diseases , notifiable animal diseases and zoonoses .

The following national reference laboratories are assigned to the Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses:

NRL for brucellosis
The Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella (B.). Since the pathogen can be transmitted to humans from cattle (B. abortus), pigs (B. suis), sheep and goats (B. melitensis) and to a limited extent also from dogs (B. canis) is a zoonosis.
NRL for cattle lung disease
The contagious bovine pleuropneumonia , also known as contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract with high morbidity and mortality . It goes hand in hand with high economic losses. Domestic cattle of all ages as well as buffalo, bison, yak and water buffalo are susceptible.
NRL for anthrax
Anthrax (Anthrax) is a by Bacillus anthracis infection caused. It occurs in both animals and humans and therefore belongs to the group of zoonoses. In Germany, anthrax diseases have only been found sporadically in animals for years.
NRL for psittacosis
The psittacosis ( "parrot fever") is a by the pathogen Chlamydophila psittaci , a bacterium of the family Chlamydiaceae , disease caused. It occurs in both birds and humans. Because it can be transferred from animals to humans, it belongs to the zoonoses.
NRL for intoxicating fire
The bogus is an epidemic and acute, infectious, but not contagious gas edema disease that mostly affects young cattle and occasionally sheep or goats and is characterized by the metastatic formation of gas edema in the large muscle areas. The causative agent of the disease is the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei .
NRL for snot
The snot (glanders, malleus) is an often chronic and epidemic infectious disease primarily of equines. Donkeys, mules, and mules are the most receptive. Horses, dogs, cats, camels and humans are considered to be moderately predisposed . Cattle and pigs are difficult to infect, and rats and poultry are said to be practically resistant. The disease is caused by the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia mallei .
NRL for bovine salmonellosis
The salmonellosis is a by bacterial pathogens of the genus Salmonella infection disease caused. It occurs in both animals and humans and is one of the most important zoonoses worldwide.
NRL for cattle Vibrion disease
The Vibrionenseuche of cattle is a by infertility characterized, early embryonic mortality and abortion, venereal disease. It is caused by the Campylobacter fetus ssp. venerealis.
NRL for tick-borne diseases
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme borreliosis, the main diseases that are transmitted by ticks in Europe , are becoming increasingly important. The causes for this can be varied, including climate change is put in this context. Many other viruses, bacteria and parasites which are pathogenic to humans are also present in ticks.

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