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Evaluation of a Liquid Media MALDI-TOF MS Protocol for the Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated from Infections.
Issue 12 (2022) Abstract: One of the most common types of tinea is the superficial infection of the hair and scalp area known as tinea capitis. It is responsible for frequent outbreaks in nurseries and ...
Signals from the future: Exploring implications for drug policies
predetermined elements and critical uncertainties that form the basis for shaping the future drugs policy area, which will have been mapped by DRUG- PREP via horizon scanning prior to the workshop. ...
Applying and implementing future-oriented methods on a national level; towards enhanced policy and service preparedness to threats in the drugs domain
https://www.issdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/15th-Annual-ISSDP-Conference-final-program.pdf Keywords: Drug policy Foresight illicit drugs Abstract: Background Developments in the area of drugs are evolving rapidly and new threats request countries to step up to address these challenges. ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
OBJECTIVE: The available epidemiological and clinical evidence from the currently ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak in non-endemic areas suggests an important factor of sexual transmission. However, limited ...
Sentinel-2 Satellite and Hysplit Model Show that Local Cereal Harvesting Substantially Contributes to Peak Alternaria Spore Concentrations
Alternaria is a human/animal allergen and plant/animal pathogen. Cereal harvesting emits a large amount of Alternaria spores into the atmosphere. However, estimating the peak spore periods and source areas ...
Epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics of people with neurocysticercosis in Tanzania-A cross-sectional study.
settings. Prevalence of NCC and radiological characteristics of patients with NCC vary considerably even within small areas but differences have been poorly characterized so far. METHODS: We conducted ...
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Prevalence in Sheep, Wild Boar and Ticks in Belgium.
(22.38%, 1⅚7) compared to Limburg (7.74%, 34/439) and Antwerp (8.61%, 28/325). Oud-Heverlee was the hunting area harboring the highest TBEV seroprevalence (33.33%, 1⅓3). In an attempt to obtain a Belgian ...
The Changing Landscape of Food Deserts and Swamps over More than a Decade in Flanders, Belgium.
swamps between 2008 and 2020 was assessed. Special focus was given to areas where high numbers of elderly, young people and/or families with low income live. Food deserts were calculated based on ...
[Foot and mouth disease virus: transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis and surveillance].
endemic regions, but also when incursions occur into FMD free areas, as in Europe in 2001. FMDV is historically one of the most studied viruses. Due to its high genetic and antigenic variability, the ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
and bootstrapping. Results: Five essential independent variables were identified: presentation delay, history of minor amputation, ulcer location, surface area and ischemia. This 5 variable-model showed a better ...