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Wolfgang Jilg is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with specific contributions to epidemiology, health, infectious diseases, virology, and microbiology. The scientist's scholarly activity includes focused work on vaccine coverage and hesitancy, virology and viral diseases, rabies epidemiology and control, microbial infections and disease research, hepatitis B virus studies, hepatitis C virus research, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

The scientist has authored several papers, including the following recent publications:

  • "Zoonotic spillover infections with Borna disease virus 1 leading to fatal human encephalitis, 1999-2019: an epidemiological investigation," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "S3-Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) zur Prophylaxe, Diagnostik und Therapie der Hepatitis-B-Virusinfektion - (AWMF-Register-Nr. 021-11)," 2021, Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • "Vaccines for Older Travelers," 2020, Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology and geriatrics
  • "Medical student self-assessment of knowledge about vaccinations and the quality of vaccination training," 2022, Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • "The Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) supports the continued recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination of all newborns within 24 hours of birth," 2025, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wolfgang Jilg include:

  • Hans Helmut Niller
  • Klemens Angstwurm
  • Dennis Rubbenstroth
  • Kore Schlottau
  • Arnt Ebinger

Their research has been published in several notable venues, which include:

  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology and geriatrics
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

The main fields of study that characterize their work are:

  • Medicine

Subfields further defining their research interests are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Microbiology

The core topics covered in their scientific investigations include:

  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Serological pattern "anti-HBc alone": report on a workshop.

    P. Grob;W. Jilg;H. Bornhak;G. Gerken

  • Phylogenetic and case-control study on hepatitis E virus infection in Germany.

    Ole Wichmann;Sven Schimanski;Judith Koch;Martin Kohler

  • CLINICAL EVALUATION OF A RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE

    W Jilg;B Lorbeer;M Schmidt;B Wilske

  • High genetic variability of the group-specific a-determinant of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and the corresponding fragment of the viral polymerase in chronic virus carriers lacking detectable HBsAg in serum.

    Klaus M. Weinberger;Tanja Bauer;Stephan Böhm;Wolfgang Jilg

  • Hepatitis B surface antigen-specific T and B cell memory in individuals who had lost protective antibodies after hepatitis B vaccination

    Tanja Bauer;Wolfgang Jilg

  • HEPATITIS B VACCINATION: HOW LONG DOES PROTECTION LAST?

    Wolfgang Jilg;Marion Schmidt;Friedrich Deinhardt;Reinhart Zachoval

  • Vaccination against Hepatitis B: Comparison of Three Different Vaccination Schedules

    Wolfgang Jilg;Marion Schmidt;Friedrich Deinhardt

  • Test Performance Characteristics of Anti-HEV IgG Assays Strongly Influence Hepatitis E Seroprevalence Estimates

    Jürgen J. Wenzel;Julia Preiss;Mathias Schemmerer;Barbara Huber

  • Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among adults, Germany.

    Mirko S. Faber;Jürgen J. Wenzel;Wolfgang Jilg;Michael Thamm

  • Detection of hepatitis E virus (HEV) from porcine livers in Southeastern Germany and high sequence homology to human HEV isolates

    Jürgen J. Wenzel;Julia Preiß;Mathias Schemmerer;Barbara Huber

  • Individuals with antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen as the only serological marker for hepatitis B infection: high percentage of carriers of hepatitis B and C virus

    Wolfgang Jilg;Emilia Sieger;Reinhart Zachoval;Hermann Schätzl

  • Seroprevalence study in forestry workers from eastern Germany using novel genotype 3- and rat hepatitis E virus-specific immunoglobulin G ELISAs

    Paul Dremsek;Jürgen J. Wenzel;Reimar Johne;Mario Ziller

  • Long-term efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine, booster policy, and impact of hepatitis B virus mutants.

    David FitzSimons;Guido François;Andrew Hall;Brian McMahon

  • Specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize the immediate-early transactivator Zta of Epstein-Barr virus.

    C Bogedain;H Wolf;S Modrow;G Stuber

  • [Prophylaxis, diagnosis and therapy of hepatitis B virus infection - the German guideline].

    M. Cornberg;U. Protzer;J. Petersen;H. Wedemeyer

  • Sensitive and accurate quantitation of hepatitis B virus DNA using a kinetic fluorescence detection system (TaqMan PCR).

    Klaus M Weinberger;Elisabeth Wiedenmann;Stephan Böhm;Wolfgang Jilg

  • Prevalence of hepatitis E virus-specific antibodies in humans with occupational exposure to pigs.

    Andi Krumbholz;Ulrich Mohn;Jeannette Lange;Manfred Motz

  • Single dose vaccination with AS03-adjuvanted H5N1 vaccines in a randomized trial induces strong and broad immune responsiveness to booster vaccination in adults.

    Tino F. Schwarz;Thomas Horacek;Markus Knuf;Hanns-Gerd Damman

  • Persistence of specific antibodies after hepatitis B vaccination

    Wolfgang Jilg;Marion Schmidt;Friedrich Deinhardt

  • Reactivation of resolved hepatitis B virus infection after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

    A Knöll;S Boehm;J Hahn;E Holler

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedrich Deinhardt
Friedrich Deinhardt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hans Wolf
Hans Wolf University of Amsterdam
Ernst Holler
Ernst Holler University of Regensburg
Reinhart Zachoval
Reinhart Zachoval Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ulrike Protzer
Ulrike Protzer Technical University of Munich
Michael Roggendorf
Michael Roggendorf Technical University of Munich
Hermann M. Schätzl
Hermann M. Schätzl University of Calgary
Peter Schirmacher
Peter Schirmacher University Hospital Heidelberg
Arndt Hartmann
Arndt Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Markus Cornberg
Markus Cornberg Hannover Medical School

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