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The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence
Beutels, Philippe; Hens, Niel Source: Epidemiol Infect, Volume 147 (2019) Keywords: Cytomegalovirus estimating age and birth cohort-specific seroprevalence hepatitis A virus mixture modelling seroincidence ...
Sera from different age cohorts in Belgium show limited cross-neutralisation between the mumps vaccine and outbreak strains
Steven Van Gucht Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2018) Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Mumps used to affect children between two and 15 years old. The MMR (mumps-measles-rubella) vaccine is available ...
Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe: Results from a multi-site bio-behavioural survey.
prevention needs. METHODS / DESIGN: A multi-site bio-behavioural cross-sectional survey was implemented in 13 European cities, targeting MSM and using Time-Location Sampling and Respondent-Driven Sampling methods ...
Phylogenetic analysis of the Belgian HIV-1 epidemic reveals that local transmission is almost exclusively driven by men having sex with men despite presence of large African migrant communities.
Beckhoven; Virginie Mortier Source: Infect Genet Evol, Volume 61 (2018) Abstract: To improve insight in the drivers of local HIV-1 transmission in Belgium, phylogenetic, demographic, epidemiological and ...
A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study.
Soolingen; Stefan Niemann; Erik C Böttger; Peter M Keller; MDR-TB Cluster Consortium Source: Lancet Infect Dis (2018) Keywords: Cluster Tuberculosis Abstract: BACKGROUND: The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks ...
Effectiveness and Cost Efficiency of Different Surveillance Components for Proving Freedom and Early Detection of Disease: Bluetongue Serotype 8 in Cattle as Case Study for Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
cross-sectional and passive clinical reporting) within each country were evaluated in terms of efficacy for substantiating freedom of infection. Yearly cross-sectional survey and passive clinical reporting ...
Reproductive Disorders and Leptospirosis: A Case Study in a Mixed-Species Farm (Cattle and Swine).
function, simultaneously or not, as a susceptible host or reservoir. In the first case, clinical symptoms are likely. In the second case, infection is subclinical and manifestations are mild or absent. Mild ...
Akabane, Aino and Schmallenberg virus-where do we stand and what do we know about the role of domestic ruminant hosts and Culicoides vectors in virus transmission and overwintering?
Abstract: Akabane, Aino and Schmallenberg virus belong to the Simbu serogroup of Orthobunyaviruses and depend on Culicoides vectors for their spread between ruminant hosts. Infections of adults are mostly ...
First HIV prevalence estimates of a representative sample of adult sub-Saharan African migrants in a European city. Results of a community-based, cross-sectional study in Antwerp, Belgium.
Belgium cross-sectional studies Female HIV Infections Humans Male middle aged prevalence Sexual Behavior Transients and Migrants Young adult Abstract: INTRODUCTION: While sub-Saharan African migrants are ...
Introduction of liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening in Luxembourg.
Diagn Cytopathol, Volume 45, Issue 5, p.384-390 (2017) Keywords: Adult Aged Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Colposcopy cross ...