Overview page , 18/06/2025

On 1 January 2025, the EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health on "High-risk, emerging and zoonotic bacterial pathogens" (EURL-PH-HEZB) has launched its activities as one of the new EU reference laboratories for public health (EURLs). The EURL is led by a consortium coordinated by the Robert Koch Institute’s unit ZBS 2 "Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms".

Organisational unit , 16/06/2025

Research conducted within ZKI-PH 1 “AI-Fundamentals” focuses on the strategic development of novel AI technologies for public health applications. This will include designing fundamental AI methods, such as models for generating synthetic data, and novel analytical approaches to address methodological challenges. It will also include researching the ethical dimensions of AI applications in health and ensuring the quality and reliability of AI models used in medicine, society and public health.

Overview page

Access details for the Infectiology Seminar "HUNTT: The HIV-1 Unique Recombinant Form Novelty Tagging Tool for German HIV-1 Sequences"

Overview page , 06/06/2025

RKI newsletter on international activities

Overview page , 02/06/2025

The aim of the AntibioResDE (Antibiotic Resistance in Germany) project is to provide up-to-date information on antibiotic resistance in Germany on an electronic platform in order to simplify access to resistance data for clinical practice. AntibioResDE can thus help to prevent the development of resistance and thus treatment failure in bacterial infections.

Overview page , 02/06/2025

25,450 people were diagnosed with malignant melanoma

Overview page , 27/05/2025

The 10th Applied Bioinformatics and Public Health Microbiology Conference hosted by Wellcome Connecting Science in Cambridge from 21 to 23 May 2025, U.K., highlighted the transformative impact of microbial and viral genomics, bioinformatics, and data science on modern public health.

Overview page , 27/05/2025

In response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera in Angola, the National Focal Point for Emergency Medical Teams (EMT NFP) at the Centre for International Health Protection at RKI supported the deployment of a joint German EMT by sending a senior expert for infection prevention and control (IPC) and outbreak response.