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be.Prepared to increase Belgian integration of health data as a way of strengthening preparedness for infectious diseases
diseases The initial microbial study cases are Listeria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, Salmonella, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Here, we present an overview of the components of the be ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022
multiple factors impede the usefulness of WBE and quantitative adjustment may be required. Aim: We aimed to model the relationship between WBE data and incident COVID-19 cases, while adjusting for ...
Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Elise Braekman *; Rana Charafeddine *; Berete, Finaba; Helena Bruggeman *; Sabine Drieskens *; Lydia Gisle; Lize Hermans *; Johan Van der Heyden *; Stefaan Demarest Source: Archives of Public Hea ...
Salmonella Durban meningitis: case report and genomics study.
by non-typhoid Salmonella can be a fatal condition which is more common in low and middle-income countries. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a Salmonella meningitis in a Belgian six-month old ...
Interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness: six European studies, October 2022 to January 2023.
ADOLESCENT Adult Case-Control Studies Child denmark Humans Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype Influenza B virus Influenza Vaccines Influenza, Human Male middle aged Seasons ...
Genital Infection Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovar Hvittingfoss: A Case Report
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: De Hert, Emilie; Baïli, Sarah; Vanden Driessche, Marleen; Jansens, Hilde; Vandamme, Sarah; Jacquemyn, Yves; Vodolazkaia, Alexandra; Mukovnikova, Marina; Wesley Mattheus; Matheeussen, Veerle Sourc ...
Continued Circulation of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Variants and Detection of Novel Transmission Foci, the Netherlands.
indicated that 3 different variants of the TBEV-Eu subtype circulate in the Netherlands, suggesting multiple independent introductions. Combined with recent human cases outside known TBEV hotspots, our data ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
description of sexual behaviour and transmission contexts. METHODS: We used routine national surveillance data of 139 confirmed MPX cases with date of symptom onset until 19 June 2022, complemented with 12 ...
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis.
included 1077 cases of microbiologically confirmed secondary peritonitis. Mortality was 29.7%. The rate of appropriate empiric therapy showed no difference between survivors and non-survivors (66.4% vs. ...