Robert Koch Institute

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The Robert Koch Institute is Germany’s national public health institute, renowned for its research in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and disease prevention.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal authority
national public health institute
research institute
coordinatesWith European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
German state health authorities
World Health Organization
local health offices in Germany
country Germany
employs epidemiologists
laboratory technicians
physicians
public health experts
scientists
fieldOfWork antimicrobial resistance
biomedical research
biosurveillance
disease prevention
environmental health
epidemiology
health behavior research
health education
health monitoring
health policy advice
health reporting
health statistics
infectious diseases
laboratory diagnostics
microbiology
non-communicable diseases
outbreak investigation
pandemic preparedness
public health
vaccination coverage monitoring
vaccinology
virology
zoonoses
foundedBy Federal Government of Germany
surface form: "German government"
hasResearchFacility Berlin Nordufer campus
Berlin Nordufer campus
surface form: "Berlin Seestraße campus"

Wernigerode
surface form: "Wernigerode site"
headquartersLocation Berlin
inception 1891
jurisdiction Germany
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalForm federal institute
locatedIn Berlin
memberOf German public health service
namedAfter Robert Koch
notableWork Robert Koch Institute
surface form: "COVID-19 surveillance and reporting in Germany"

German Health Interview and Examination Survey (DEGS)
German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
development of infection control recommendations in Germany
originalName Robert Koch Institute
surface form: "Königlich Preußisches Institut für Infektionskrankheiten"
parentOrganization Federal Ministry of Health
surface form: "Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)"
publishes Epidemiologisches Bulletin
responsibleFor advising the German federal government on public health
coordination of infectious disease control in Germany
epidemiological reporting in Germany
health monitoring surveys in Germany
monitoring vaccination programs in Germany
national disease surveillance in Germany
publishing epidemiological bulletins
subordinateTo Federal Ministry of Health
surface form: "Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)"
website https://www.rki.de

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Emil Adolf von Behring employer Robert Koch Institute
Paul Ehrlich employer Robert Koch Institute
this entity surface form: "Institute for Infectious Diseases, Berlin"
Robert Koch Institute notableWork Robert Koch Institute
this entity surface form: "COVID-19 surveillance and reporting in Germany"
Robert Koch Institute originalName Robert Koch Institute
this entity surface form: "Königlich Preußisches Institut für Infektionskrankheiten"
Federal Ministry of Health oversees Robert Koch Institute
subject surface form: "Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)"

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