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Iron Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study in Belgium
elevated particularly in pregnant women. This study aimed to investigate the effects of iron status on thyroid function in a nationally representative sample of mildly iodine-deficient pregnant ...
QuilA-Adjuvanted T. gondii Lysate Antigens Trigger Robust Antibody and IFNγ+ T Cell Responses in Pigs Leading to Reduction in Parasite DNA in Tissues Upon Challenge InfectionImage
pregnant women. The consumption of raw or undercooked pork is considered as an important risk factor to develop toxoplasmosis in humans. Since effective therapeutic interventions to treat toxoplasmosis are ...
Listeria surveillance in Belgium
a consequence of active prevention campaigns targeting pregnant women. However, in 2018 a relatively high number of 11 MN cases were reported. In Belgium, listeriosis is a notifiable infectious disease, and ...
Sero-epidemiological status and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Suzanne A.G. Smit; Vu, Binh Thi Lam; Do, Dung Trung; Quan Ha Do; Pham, Huy Quang; Speybroeck, Niko; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Padalko, Elizaveta; Roets, Ellen; Dorny, Pierre Source: BMC Infectious ...
Prophylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors.
prophylactic human papillomaviruses (HPV) vaccines against cervical precancer and HPV16 /18 infection in adolescent girls and women. SEARCH METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled ...
Do current fortification and supplementation programs assure adequate intake of fat-soluble vitamins in Belgian infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and lactating women?
(= 265), pregnant women (= 161), and lactating women (= 165). The contribution of foods, fortified foods, and supplements on the total intake was quantified. 5% of toddlers, 16% of pregnant women, and ...
Fat-soluble vitamin intake from the consumption of food, fortified food and supplements: design and methods of the Belgian VITADEK study.
micronutrients in population subgroups such as infants, toddlers, pregnant and lactating women is challenging and requires specific approaches. This paper describes the Belgian VITADEK study, developed to assess ...
Vaccine preventable bacterial diseases in Belgium: monitoring of general population immunity and pregnancy vaccination strategies
transient cellular response in women to the same extent in pregnant and nonpregnant women. High maternal antibodies were efficiently transferred through the placenta closing the susceptibility gap in infants ...
Prenatal diagnosis and prevention of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam: study protocol.
toxoplasmosis. This study protocol was developed to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Hanoi and Thai Binh, Northern Vietnam, and to evaluate the association with risk factors and ...
The Effect of Maternal Pertussis Immunization on Infant Vaccine Responses to a Booster Pertussis-Containing Vaccine in Vietnam.
a previous report on the effect of adding a pertussis and diphtheria component to the tetanus vaccination program in pregnant women in Vietnam, we report on infant immune responses to a booster aP vaccine dose ...