The world’s oldest virus research lab | DW Documentary
New viruses and diseases, previously found only in tropical climates, are reaching Europe. Researchers in a high-security lab on the Baltic Sea island of Riems are working to put a stop to these dangerous viruses.
The Friedrich Loeffler Institute on the island of Riems can only be reached via a single bridge. The island lies in the Baltic Sea, and its isolated location is vital: Dangerous viruses are stored here, including Ebola, Rabies, Swine Fever, Crimean-Congo Fever and Sars-CoV-2.
The facility is one of only three such laboratories in the world - and the only one in Europe - where dangerous diseases can be researched using live animals such as cattle and pigs under high-security conditions. Researchers are working to understand how new pathogens spread, and to develop vaccines. It's a race against time, as viruses have long since come to have enormous global consequences.
African Swine Fever is on the rise in Eastern Europe. In Germany, wild boars were found dead of ASF for the first time in the fall of 2020. It’s vital to stop the further spread of the disease. So far in Germany, its rampant spread has been limited to wild pigs, but there is a high risk that the virus will begin to affect pig farms.
An outbreak in Germany, the world's third-largest pork producer, would be an economic disaster. Now, a promising potential vaccine is being tested in Riems. It could prove to be a life-saving solution.
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@wizzotizzo
2 жыл бұрын
@@carpo719 what
must be handled with utmost caution...proceeds to handle sample without gloves
Stuff like this makes me want to find a sterile room and never come out.
Thanks to the lab workers for generously filming sequences inside the off-limits, highest-security areas, and to DW for yet another outstanding documentary. As a hearing-impaired viewer, I particularly appreciated the superlatively distinct narration. Thanks also to Drs. Koch, Loeffler, and others who pioneered dangerous and indispensable research -- as well as to the medical heroes who continue to carry on the work today.
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2 жыл бұрын
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@wytrose4602
2 жыл бұрын
Making more bio weapons it needs to stop.
We used to have an island like this in the US... Plum Island. It was closed down after the nearby town of Lyme, CT was overrun with a brand new bacterial infection in humans in 1975 that appeared to have eerily similar symptoms to that of foot and mouth disease in cattle. Foot and Mouth disease of course, being studied at Plum Island. The disease became known as Lyme Disease, named after the town of the first outbreak, and infects nearly 500,000 individuals each year in the US. In the 50s and 60s Plum Island was studying foot and mouth disease in cattle because of how incredibly vulnerable the stock in the Americas was to the disease. In EU/Asian continent, the cattle there get foot and mouth disease often and normally only results in killing off the symptomatic animal while the rest are able to fight off the spread. However, here in the Americas, our cattle stock is so vulnerable to the disease that once any animal is infected, it normally requires culling the entire herd. During the cold war, this was seen as an incredible vulnerability because if the soviets were able to unknowingly spread foot and mouth throughout various herds in our country, they could effectively destroy our entire cattle stock (and thus much of our food stock). Riems having even a single bridge to get to the facility sounds incredibly dangerous. It should be entirely cut off and accessible by boat or air as was Plum Island. Even without a bridge however, any flying animal can become infected and fly across the water to land which is what is thought to have happened at Lyme.
@thegrandlevel313
Жыл бұрын
It’s still operational
@Erin-rg3dw
10 ай бұрын
I think you have your illnesses backwards - Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that affects things like the joints and is often incurable. It cannot be transmitted person to person except through mother to child. Foot-and-mouth is contagious between people (I've had it) and is known as hoof-and-mouth for livestock.
@poli6ady
9 ай бұрын
that's not how infection works
@thisgirlisreeltreble
9 ай бұрын
Foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus (apthovirus). Lyme is caused by an intracellular bacterium (Borellia sp.). The math ain't mathing.
@notreal3636
5 ай бұрын
Lyme disease was first diagnosed in 1975, but is waaaaay older than that.
Highly knowledgeable video, DW is upping the game and that's great
Great work DW, it’s very interesting topic.
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2 жыл бұрын
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20:22 "This virus is active and highly infectious." *picks up with ungloved hand. ... At least he had his other hand gloved...?
@gaylecoleman8567
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about that too
@sophie7980
2 жыл бұрын
They said it's not dangerous for humans guess that's why 😊
@Dr23rippa
2 жыл бұрын
@@sophie7980 until tomorrow
@indahooddererste
Жыл бұрын
Dumb ppl never touch a hotplate smart ppl touch them when its cold.
I'm a medical technologist and work in a clinical lab for a local hospital. It bothers me to see some of the scientists touching stuff in the lab with no gloves.
@StopWhining491
8 ай бұрын
Years ago I worked in one of the CDC "hot labs". The lab assistant I worked with would mouth-pipette solutions containing live viruses. Made me crazy.
@christypham3386
5 ай бұрын
I see people wear gloves and touch everything without throwing it away. thus cross contamination.
@krolmuch
Ай бұрын
@@StopWhining491 based
now i see one documentary a day and learned a lot! Thank you so much DW TEAM!!
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@phyllispetras3369
2 жыл бұрын
I too do this!
@wizzotizzo
2 жыл бұрын
@@phyllispetras3369 Epic.
Honestly this is frickin terrifying. Informative and necessary but terrifying
What a comprehensive documentary!!! Thanks DW, you are continuing to impress....👌👌
Top marks for informative documentaries that are not ruined by loud and spurious music.
This is something I've only seen in movies. Chilling and extraordinary.
@miltononyango
2 жыл бұрын
@Weasel Can't Swim he was watching a movie hehehe
@morsecode9787
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly WHY THE LOCATION SHOULD HAVE REMAINED A SECRET!!! 😨😱🙀
@jtaforJesus
2 жыл бұрын
Have you seen 'THE PLAGUE DOGS'? That movie dates back to 1982, and could have more similarity as this place.
Thank you DW Team for sharing a lot of information about viruses.
These poor animals. This is absolutely horrible.
@islandgirl75
24 күн бұрын
While I don't condone animal testing in cruel conditions, many of the reasons we're all alive is because we can test on them. Some of the time, they also help the health of other animals. Are you vegan?
@traciecombs7030
23 күн бұрын
@islandgirl75 I am vegetarian since I will purchase eggs from chickens that are raised locally.
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2 жыл бұрын
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Wow great documentary DW!👍♥️
2:29 DW: The delivery had to be handled with the utmost caution Badass scientists: Handle with bare hands without a mask
@jeremiahsawyer2123
2 жыл бұрын
She CLEARLY said it's no danger for humans...🤔🙄😆
@paularodi3143
2 жыл бұрын
BL4 ! Balloon PP ( protection).
@caroldorsett8170
2 жыл бұрын
Noticed that too!
@caroldorsett8170
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremiahsawyer2123 not yet!
@uygaronur3605
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, I've been thinking about the same thing. @13:50 - They've been doing all kinds of hard labor on those animals wearing only barely-protective latex gloves. And look how they take blood samples from those potentially disease-ridden animals, hands covered in blood and whatnot. German people are usually very respective of rules so they must know something we don't.
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DW you must be the only one who still believes sars cov2 jumped the species barrier without any other intervention Come on! Let’s get serious!
@BarugoSama
2 жыл бұрын
"jumped the species barrier without any other intervention" there's literally dozens of virus that we contracted from animals. Swine Flu? Mad Cow? Bird flu? are you dense as an hobby?
The way everything is explained so common people understand is greatly appreciated. Thanks DW
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2 жыл бұрын
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Feeling very grateful for these studies; it is great work however, also feeling extreme sadness for all the animals that are part of these studies and have to be experimented on (and dare i say it, tortured to death). No matter how “humanly” they are treated, my heart still aches… Being a huge animal lover, I watched this mini docu with tears in my eyes the entire time…
@ericabressie1458
9 ай бұрын
Me too 🥺 it’s so sad but we need these people. ❤️
@OGAngie
6 ай бұрын
Same. :( I'm a research scientist, but really don't think live animal research is great most of the time. I'm lucky to be in a field where studying human cells is way better for the research I'm doing anyways and no animals need to be harmed.
Can't you guys make more videos about this topic?! I learned alot thanks ^^ :)
Please keep up with the good work DW
Am glad there are people who dedicate to work on this field. Thank you DW for the interesting topics and investigations you deliver to us.
THANK YOU TO THE DW DOCUMENTARY TEAM .
Great Documentary. Thank you DW
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shouldn't they be fully covered with PPE in the beginning when the researcher is opening the bottle?
@melr1598
2 жыл бұрын
No. May not be an airborne illness.
@doloresikbaker2371
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am also so ,so thankful for all the scientists that do this important work.
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this is indeed a very good document that i have been searching for. I have really learn alot from it, especially the virus stuff. Good job DW and keep up the good work!
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2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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10 ай бұрын
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Very informative work if only more documentary were this detailed.
Yall are some of the very best in investigative journalism out there. Thank you for doing this !
In today’s climate....this is a real concern ....research is essential...it must be done
Another informative and timely topic. Thank you DW.
Thanks a lot for doing this documentary!
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2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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The simple illustrations and clear narration are very helpful
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I love your content! Thank you for this informative and interesting documentary
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DW: Hey! Here's the worlds oldest virus research lab! 100 people: Well that sucks ...
“Samples contain one of deadliest diseases known to man”…hands off to each other with no gloves, mask, PPE…
@jeremiahsawyer2123
2 жыл бұрын
She said it wasn't a threat to humans..Lol. If u mean the virus from the Wild Pigs/wart hogs
@johnrogan9420
2 жыл бұрын
Humans are part of the animal kingdom...a weak part!
@johnrogan9420
2 жыл бұрын
Airlines and ships 🚢spread these deadly diseases.
@handyvan3422
2 жыл бұрын
thats cause they already have it already
@pixiegirl641
2 жыл бұрын
@kelvin britz Chinese didnt say that, Trump did!
Very well-produced and informative.
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2 жыл бұрын
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Very informative. Awesome!
Very informative.. Thanks 🙏💓
Clearly Customs clearances have to be revised to protect against biosecurity concerns. At airports one cannot transport fruits, meats etc
DW & Kurzgesagt always make my day. Danke Schon :)
D W documentaries are the best. The videos of virus based are good and best for watching.
Wow! It's very informative and chilling. Thank you!
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2 жыл бұрын
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Simply great & educative.
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Very interesting documentary!Huge like to DW
What an interesting documentary thank you Please upload more
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2 жыл бұрын
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Interesting documentary 👍
I can only imagine the horrors happening with those experiments. We all see the movies and how that all plays out!
@davidarundel6187
2 жыл бұрын
Movies & television, often over-dramatise their "viral" films, to get bums on seats, to pay the cast & crew.
@elizabethbuttler6514
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidarundel6187 I was talking about those movies that are declassified. The videos that show what kind of stuff happens to the animals in which are experimented on. There's a lot that's happened which has been documented that is scary to most people, including me. Such as the sleep experiments, or the drug experiments, the animal testing experiments for consumer products, the lab experiments conducted by government scientists on humans, the PETA films show some horrible stuff as well. Actually the Hollywood films aren't as bad as reality when you consider everything. Censorship happens in Hollywood while declassified and uncensored documents and films don't censor what occurred.
@davidarundel6187
2 жыл бұрын
@@elizabethbuttler6514 you should have made that clear in your post
@MrBilld75
2 жыл бұрын
@@elizabethbuttler6514 PETA are trash and fake stuff and lie all the time, proven.
This could very well be the prequel of 28 Days Later..... great documentary, very disturbing subject, but also very interesting.
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2 жыл бұрын
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Great documentary! 👏
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2 жыл бұрын
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I don't know how many times the woman's voice said "at the highest bio-security level" as they showed technicians touching everything with their bare hands, not wearing face masks, and not wearing safety goggles, but the cognitive dissonance was painful even after just one time.
@mar4707
9 ай бұрын
A lot of times you don't need PPE it depends on what you're doing. At times they're wearing hazmat suits -high level PPE- so they obviously know when they do and don't need to wear it. I've not seen a time in the documentary where they should wear gloves and weren't. It's also well documented that people who wear gloves just carry more dirt on the gloves.
@kellybliss6163
7 ай бұрын
Also, they might be doing reenactments that wouldn't require any PPE.
@mar4707
7 ай бұрын
@@kellybliss6163 you mean documentaries on youtube arent made with real life footage?!? we've been lied too
@kellybliss6163
7 ай бұрын
@@mar4707 🙄
@susansokoloski2233
7 ай бұрын
As a multi discipline medical professional, I saw no inappropriate or dangerous handling of samples or test biologicals samples in this video. If one doesn't understand the context of the samples or dangers they may present, it can be easy to make an incorrect assumption. I assure you, there was no safety protocols broken here.
I really learned a lot thanks
Another video that can learn more about virus 🦠 thank you DW 👍
Thanks a lot DW for these brilliant documentaries! 🙏 You never fail to amaze us!! 💙
Your documentaries are the most interesting and well done!! This particular one reminds me so much of the film 'The Plague Dogs.' It's a very sad but necessary research.
Thank you DW. Amazing documentary as always
Please make a documentary on Plum Island - New York.
Another extraordinary documentary by DW. It has helped me understand the complexity of scientific work. Thank you!
The best documentaries are from DW,thank you dw
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2 жыл бұрын
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this one was excellent, thanks DW
Excellent! Thank you.
Oh, I thought this was going to be about Plum Island. I have Lyme, so I was curious.
DW never seizes to amaze me!!!🤘🏾🤙🏾Keep em coming!!!🏆
@thebirdlady4304
2 жыл бұрын
Ceases not seizes
We have a level-4 Bio-Lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They look into mainly Ebola, Marburg and Lassa Fever though I think they were pretty involved with safety restrictions and developing a vaccine for COVID-19.
Good info, thank you.
Bravo! I am much smarter now than I was before. Thanks DW.
@robydee920
2 жыл бұрын
Much smarter?Yep three more documentaries and you can work in the field of virology,five more and cancer will be just a bad memory,seven more and fusion is not out of the reach of Kyle Ruggles or by that time Nobel Laureate Kyle Ruggles. p.s. Please don't take this to seriously,I don't know first thing about you so I don't know how smart are you but I just had a good laugh at your comment not because of you because like I said I don't know first thing about you but because it would be nice if it was like that I would be one of the smartest persons alive,I love documentaries.I probably watched everything there is on KZread about space and many other topics.
Wait, are you serious? Executing pigs through the trap and spreading blood and internal organs to the soil, then other insects and wild pigs will get caught again. Shouldn't this process be operated in a high-security lab or anywhere else rather than in open area forests? It is just a questionable investigation for me. If you can diagnosis from a blood sample then there is a high chance other animals to get through their leftovers on the soil. Am I wrong or missing something here?
@raypitts4880
2 жыл бұрын
you got it thats what i thought later on it said cooked meat can carry it ho hum
@tiagoborges2399
8 ай бұрын
swine virus, understood? @@raypitts4880
Interesting. Thank you
incredible work
Those wrist level gloves don't appear to good enough for all that dissection going on. 😦🧤
Thank you DW for a good journalism 🙏
Thank you.
Surely if sea levels had risen much this place would be under water by now……
No news channels covers documents like dw.......
Great documentary ! However very scary and makes me think of the Covid situation we are going through !
@diroxgrl
2 жыл бұрын
COVID is manmade
DW, is the narrator the same woman who used to cover the PADI course materials in the mid 2000s? Sounds very familiar.
Dw would you be able to increase science documentaries more because they seem to be very interesting and enjoyable.
@DWDocumentary
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mohaa, thank you for your comment. We’re glad you like the documentary. Here are some links to a few more videos on science subjects that you might find interesting: kzread.info/head/PLovlAKbQVz6DhA5EKIe5evDkD1Mxsumci
Absolutely superb documentary on applied research in virology.
@MrBilld75
2 жыл бұрын
It was actually. I especially liked the part about how pathogens "hide" from the immune system. This is what people don't understand about this field. That pathogens are extremely capable, much more so than people think.
Excellent documentary, very informative
Fascinating documentary! Thank You so much DW!
Informative, but DW really should start putting disclaimers for animal abuse when needed.
I’d still like to know what happened on Plum Island during Hurricane Sandy.
@arrrgonot7801
2 жыл бұрын
Never heard, what do you suspect?