Alpers Katharina, Haller Sebastian, Buchholz Udo
Abteilung für Infektionsepidemiologie, Robert Koch Institut, Seestr. 10, Berlin, Deutschland.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2021 Apr;64(4):446-453. doi: 10.1007/s00103-021-03296-y. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) offers advice and assistance to local public health agencies on the investigation and management of outbreaks of infectious diseases. Specially trained experts conduct field investigations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, RKI experts participated in the investigation of outbreaks in residential buildings, physicians' offices, nursing homes, hospitals, and asylum seekers' facilities as well as at a night club and on a cruise ship.This report describes some of the field investigations conducted in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic between February and October 2020. The investigations provided information on the properties of SARS-CoV‑2 and its transmission as a basis for the recommendations on suitable prevention measures. The practical examples demonstrate the variety of support given as well as the opportunities to gather epidemiological evidence.In September 2020, the RKI established a new unit called the "Focal Point for the Public Health Service," which now coordinates and is expanding field support. In order to further support the public health system to improve its capability to react to and investigate outbreaks of infectious diseases, interdisciplinary training shall be intensified.
罗伯特·科赫研究所（RKI）就传染病疫情的调查和管理向当地公共卫生机构提供建议和协助。经过专门培训的专家进行现场调查。在新冠疫情期间，RKI的专家参与了对居民楼、医生办公室、养老院、医院、寻求庇护者设施以及一家夜总会和一艘游轮上疫情的调查。本报告描述了2020年2月至10月新冠疫情期间在德国进行的一些现场调查。这些调查提供了有关严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）特性及其传播的信息，作为关于适当预防措施建议的依据。实际案例展示了所提供支持的多样性以及收集流行病学证据的机会。2020年9月，RKI设立了一个名为“公共卫生服务协调中心”的新部门，该部门目前正在协调并扩大现场支持。为了进一步支持公共卫生系统提高应对和调查传染病疫情的能力，应加强跨学科培训。
