Launch of the multi-year, multi-partner Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme
Joint press release from Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme partners.
Avian influenza outbreak
In Russia and Kazakhstan, a high number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks were detected between August and September in combination with the presence of a high number of migratory birds susceptible to migrate towards Europe and Belgium during the autumn. Therefore, increased vigilance was requested from European member states since the end of September. In this context, increased passive surveillance of wild birds is initiated in Belgium in collaboration with the three Regions (Nature and Forest Agency, Department of Nature and Forests, and Brussels Environment).
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Subsequent mortality in survivors of Ebola
Says a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, conducted by, among others, Lorenzo Subissi (Sciensano).
Read the complete article here.
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Initiatives in cohort studies
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You are kindly invited to an international workshop on cohort studies, where we bring together Belgian stakeholders (researchers, administrators and policymakers) and international experts to exchange experiences, know-how, ideas and expertise on the set-up and maintenance of population-based cohorts.
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Nienke Schutte
Challenges for cancer policies for the next decade: prevent, cure, care and pay (PC)2
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The Cancer Centre of Belgium celebrates its 10th birthday in 2019 and on that occasion we wish to look forward together with you on what is to come, what should be done and how we can realize all of it together.
We are very honored to welcome our Minister of Health and Social affairs, Maggie De Block to set the stage of the day.