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Deepening of In Silico Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Detection RT-qPCR Assays in the Context of New Variants
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Mathieu Gand; Kevin Vanneste; Isabelle Thomas; Steven Van Gucht; Arnaud Capron; Philippe Herman; Nancy Roosens; Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker Source: Genes, Volume 12, Issue 4 (2021) Keywords: SARS ...
Identifying nanodescriptors to predict the toxicity of nanomaterials: a case study on titanium dioxide
broader contexts such as safety-by-design approaches, which require linking of material specific properties to the toxicological outcome. Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety Consommation et ...
Expert consultation on public health needs related to surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, Summary report of Virtual meeting, 30 November 2020, WHO
RNA in wastewater can provide important complementary and independent information in public health decision-making in the context of the pandemic. The health sector is the end-user of the information ...
Going online with the health interview survey: Assessing the effect of data collection mode on participation, measurements and costs in a Belgian context
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Elise Braekman Source: Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium, p.295 (2020) Keywords: COSTS Data collection face-to-face health interview survey measurements Paper Participation Web Health Topics: Ziekten en gezondhe ...
Mechanical transmission of African swine fever virus by Stomoxys calcitrans: Insights from a mechanistic model.
vector, its blood-feeding behaviour and pig-to-pig transmission dynamic. Model outputs suggested that in a context of low abundance (<5 flies per pig), stable flies would play a minor role in the spread ...
An expert opinion assessment of blood-feeding arthropods based on their capacity to transmit African swine fever virus in Metropolitan France.
transmission. Out of the ten considered criteria, the experts indicated vectorial competence, abundance and biting rate as the most important criteria. In the context of Metropolitan France, the stable fly ...
Bepaling van spoorelementen in diverse matrices met spectrometische technieken.
matrices with spectrometric techniques. With the aim of detecting possible risks for public health and to be able to give advice to the authorities (including EFSA, the FASFC,…) in the context of the ...
Understanding New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use in Belgium from a health perspective (NPS-Care)
Besides the issuing of alerts that involve the use of NPS in the context of European and national Early Warning Systems (EWS), many questions remain. Who uses NPS? How and to which degree? Why? Which ...
DETERMINATION OF SENSITIZING AND IRRITATING LEACHABLES IN MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS
the Acceptable Exposure Level (AEL) and Daily Exposure Dose (DED) were calculated and compared to each other in the context of a quantitative health risk assessment (QHRA) for sensitization. The DED did ...
Milieumonitoring van poliovirussen in België- Haalbaarheidsstudie
wordt voorgesteld als één van de mogelijke oplossingen ter verbetering van de kwaliteit van Poliosurveillance in België. In deze context, werd aan Sciensano door het kabinet van de minister van ...