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Phylogeography of Human and Animal Strains: Genetic Fingerprinting of Q Fever in Belgium.
Belgian areas, while the SNP6 / MLVA C cluster appeared more concentrated in the Western provinces. A broad analysis of European MLVA profiles confirmed the host-species distribution described for Belgian ...
Phylogenetic Analysis of Belgian Small Ruminant Lentiviruses Supports Cross Species Virus Transmission and Identifies New Subtype B5 Strains.
nowadays consists out of 5 genotypes and 28 subtypes. In support of our national SRLV control program, we performed the genetic characterization of SRLV strains circulating in the Belgian sheep and goat ...
Seroprevalence and risk factors related to small ruminant lentivirus infections in Belgian sheep and goats.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Michiels, Rodolphe; Van Mael, Eva; Quinet, Christian; Sarah Welby; Ann Brigitte Cay; Nick De Regge Source: Prev Vet Med, Volume 151 (2018) Keywords: Animals Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine ...
Evaluation of 16 commercial antibody ELISAs for the detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus-specific antibodies in serum and milk using well-characterized sample panels.
2 panels of well-characterized serum and milk samples. Sixteen ELISA s from 9 different manufacturers, available on the Belgian market at the time of our study, were assessed for their diagnostic and ...
The Assessment of African Swine Fever Virus Risk to Belgium Early 2014, using the Quick and Semiquantitative Pandora Screening Protocol.
early 2014 (February-April) and performed in cooperation with 15 Belgian and European experts on ASFV and its epidemiology in pigs/wild boar. African swine fever (ASF) is considered as one of the most ...
Schmallenberg Virus in Belgium: Estimation of Impact in Cattle and Sheep Herds.
D) were randomly selected. Farms from groups A (n = 53) and C (n = 42) received SBV-positive result at RT- PCR in the Belgian National Reference Laboratory (NRL). Farms from groups B (n = 29) and ...
Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Francisella tularensis Infections in Belgium: Results of Three Population-Based Samples.
gap in seroprevalence data among those groups. Our findings provide evidence that the entire Belgian population is exposed to Bb, Ap, and Ft infections, but a higher exposure is noticed for ...
Chemical analyses of dredged spoil disposal sites at the Belgian part of the North Sea.
Chemosphere, Volume 156, p.172-180 (2016) Keywords: Belgium Environmental Monitoring Geologic Sediments Metals, Heavy North Sea Abstract: The chemical status of five dredged spoil disposal sites in the Belgian ...
Genotyping and strain distribution of Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis isolated from humans and pigs in Belgium, 2011-2013.
pathogen. Ninety-two human M. avium strains were selected for a retrospective study. Subspecies determination by rpoB sequencing and IS1245 / IS901 analysis showed that 98.9% of Belgian human M. avium strains ...
Multiyear Serological Surveillance of Notifiable Influenza A Viruses in Belgian Poultry: A Retrospective Analysis.
low-pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) viruses in Belgian holdings with a fluctuating apparent flock seroprevalence according to years and species. Overall, the highest apparent flock seroprevalence was detected ...