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Linking animal and human health burden: challenges and opportunities
frameworks enable a calculation of attributable DALY s; however, significant economic methodological developments are needed to ensure that local production changes are appropriately mapped to both local and ...
Unraveling social health inequalities during COVID-19 in Belgium: the vital role of data linkages
challenges. This case study offers insights into the development of a highly sensitive linkage between COVID-19 hospital data and information related to social and health use in Belgium. Methods The HELICON ...
The wisdom layer: how to support evidence-informed policymaking
initiatives to influence health policy in Belgium. Specifically, we will discuss the concrete impact of the Belgian Health Status Report and the role this report plays in the development of actionable health ...
The information layer: shaping data into meaning with interactive tools
A nuanced understanding of these factors is crucial for contextualizing data through stratification, developing comprehensive analysis plans, and addressing interactions, covariates, and confounders. Such ...
The data layer: the importance of sources critical appraisal
is to tracking the health status of its citizens and understanding its evolution over time. Given the absence of a singular, comprehensive data source, we developed a framework to select databases ...
Respi-Radar: a tool to monitor respiratory infections, Belgium, winter season 2023/24.
Seasons Sentinel Surveillance Abstract: Following the experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belgian Risk Assessment Group (RAG) developed the Respi-Radar in the summer of 2023 to assess the ...
Microbiological hygiene and food safety assessment of urban aquaponic farming.
Microbiol, Volume 442 (2025) Abstract: Aquaponic production presents a promising approach in developing sustainable (urban) food systems, through combined production of plants and aquatic organisms for food. ...
Synthetic cathinones in Belgium: a cluster of poly-drug intoxications involving α-pyrrolidinoisohexiophenone (α-PiHP)
remain popular due to their availability, low cost, and potency at doses as low as 5-10 mg, likely fuelling continued development of new analogues. Conclusion: The cluster of patients with poly-drug ...
A goatpox but not sheeppox heterologous live attenuated vaccines provide complete protection against lumpy skin disease in cattle under experimental conditions.
development of nodules, viremia and the detection of viral genomes in the different organs and tissues. In contrast, the goatpox-based vaccine provided complete protection (no nodules nor viremia) and induced ...
Release of nano-objects, aggregates and agglomerates from masks (RENAAME): Detection of release in aerosol phase
partnership with INRS and SCIENSANO (Belgian public institute) is to develop a recognized and validated testing methodology for identifying the presence of nanomaterials declared or involved in the manufacture ...