GERMS MDPI

📈 Exciting news to share!

We are delighted to announce that has increased its from 1.7 to 1.8 🎉

While the change may seem modest, it reflects something important: the steady growth of the journal’s visibility, scientific quality, and relevance in the field of in humans. 🌍

This progress is only possible thanks to our :
🔸 authors advancing impactful research
🔸 reviewers strengthening rigour and quality
🔸 Editorial Board Members & Editor-in-Chief guiding the journal’s vision
🔸 readers engaging with and applying published science

Thank you for being part of this journey. Together, we can make a meaningful impact in the field of infectious diseases in humans. 🎉

👉 Join us in celebrating this milestone, and feel free to share the news with your community.

🔎 More details: https://brnw.ch/21x3rVZ

🎉 We are pleased to share the latest publication in :

"Preliminary Study on Prevalence of and Among People Living with in Romania: A Cross-Sectional Analysis" 🚨

https://brnw.ch/21x3ixD 🌐

👤Authors: Manuela Arbune, Alina Plesea-Condratovici, Anca Adriana Arbune, Lavinia-Alexandra Moroianu, Mariana Stuparu-Cretu and Catalin Plesea-Condratovici

🏛️“Dunărea de Jos” University

This study provides the first national data from Romania on obesity and lifestyle among people living with HIV ( ).

🔍 Key findings:
- 17.9% of participants had obesity, while 29.2% were .
- 22.6% had high-risk .
- was reported by 20.8% of participants.
- most importantly, moderate or regular was independently associated with a substantially lower risk of abdominal obesity.

💡 These findings highlight the growing importance of integrating lifestyle interventions and physical activity promotion into routine to reduce long-term and .

Read the full paper: 🌐 https://brnw.ch/21x3ixD

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🦠 New Published!

"Decoding Biology: Insights into , Structural Dynamics, Host Interactions, and "

Read here: 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x2OUe

🔎 Norovirus remains the leading global cause of acute , driven by its low infectious dose, environmental persistence, and remarkable . In this comprehensive review, the authors synthesize current evidence on norovirus epidemiology, genomic organization, structural biology, , and mechanisms.

Key highlights include:
- Global patterns of genetic diversification and strain replacement, particularly within the GII.4 lineage
- The role of VP1 and VP2 in capsid architecture and antigenic specificity
- Critical insights into Histo-blood Group Antigens and host susceptibility
- Emerging directions for vaccine design and antiviral development

📜This review highlights the urgent need for integrated genomic surveillance and functional studies to advance broadly effective and strategies.

📢 We are pleased to highlight a recent contribution from Dr. Terenzio Cosio. Although he has been part of the editorial board for only a few months, he has already shown strong initiative and engagement with key topics in the field. 👏

On this occasion, we invite readers to explore his new publication, “ in ,” where he offers his perspective on how editorial decision-making shapes scientific discourse and publication standards in infectious disease research.

You can read the editorial here: 👇
https://brnw.ch/21x2gVE

📌 After reading it, we’d like to hear your thoughts. In your view, how do shape scientific communication, rigour, and the overall impact of research in infectious diseases?

🚨 New Paper Published | https://brnw.ch/21x20tZ

The rapid growth of traditional medicines and health supplements (TMHS) raises an important question: Are current manufacturing practices enough to ensure safety?📝

🏆Title: in Hard-Shell Capsule Traditional Medicines and in Malaysia: GMP Regulatory Oversight and Encapsulation Practices

🧑🏻‍⚕️Authors: Muhammad Amirul Amil, Jun Hao Koo, Xin Yun Yah, Norizzati Adila Salam and Muhammad Mawardi Zakaria

🏫Affilitation: Ministry of Health Malaysia

Key insights:
🦠 Higher recall risk – TMHS products showed a 4.73% recall rate, over 4× higher than (1.09%)
📊 Microbial contamination dominates – especially total count failures🏭 Process matters – increased automation and reduced manual handling help minimize contamination

👉 Read here: https://brnw.ch/21x20tY

🎉 We are delighted to announce that has been integrated into the Web of Science's Reviewer Recognition Service (RRS; formerly Publons)!

✨ This update means that scholars who conduct for Germs now have the option to receive recognition through their Web of Science Researcher Profile, helping them track and showcase their peer review contributions.

This initiative supports greater visibility and acknowledgment of the essential role reviewers play in scholarly publishing.

We are proud to contribute to strengthening and recognition in peer review, and to the global effort to properly value reviewer contributions.

A heartfelt thank you to our reviewer community! 🙌

Learn more:
https://brnw.ch/21x1P7x

🎉 Exciting news! Our journal has been accepted into the database! 📚

This milestone is an important step in increasing the visibility and impact of our work.

Grateful to everyone involved in supporting and developing the journal —this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without you.

For more details about the journal’s indexing and abstracting, feel free to visit: 🌐 https://brnw.ch/21x1ioR

🌍 Viral Hepatitis: Key Updates & Clinical Perspectives

How was the global fight against evolving in 2024?
Prof. Dr. Oana Săndulescu et al. summarise the latest advancements in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and public‑health strategies.

What you need to know:
🧬 Progress across hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E with improved diagnostics and expanded antiviral access
💉 Updated insights on vaccination strategies, screening, and risk‑based prevention
🌍 Focus on equity, decentralised care, and global public health efforts

A timely resource for hepatologists, specialists, and health policy leaders shaping hepatitis care.

🔗 Read the perspective here: https://brnw.ch/21wZ0YH