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Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
health Vulnerability YLD Abstract: Background Evidence has emerged showing that elderly people and those with pre-existing chronic health conditions may be at higher risk of developing severe health ...
NGS for (Hemato-) Oncology in Belgium: Evaluation of Laboratory Performance and Feasibility of a National External Quality Assessment Program
interpretation varied, underlining the need for further standardization. Our approach showcases the feasibility of developing and implementing EQA for routine clinical practice in the field of (hemato-) oncology, ...
Risk Classification of Zoonotic Microorganisms: Development of a One Health Approach Tool Applied to HPAI A H5N1 Viruses
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Aline Baldo; Sarah Welby; Chuong Dai Do Thi; Amaya Leunda; Philippe Herman; Didier Breyer Source: Applied Biosafety (2018) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid ...
An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape
heterogeneous region of Flanders, Belgium. We stratified our research area into dominantly rural and dominantly urban areas and developed distribution models for 13 tree genera for both strata as well as for the ...
An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape
urban areas and developed distribution models for 13 tree genera for both strata as well as for the area as a whole. Occurrence data were obtained from an open-access presence-only database of validated ...
Next-Generation Sequencing: An Eye-Opener for the Surveillance of Antiviral Resistance in Influenza
antivirals can lead to antiviral resistance mutations in the entire influenza genome. Therefore, the methods to detect these mutations should be developed and implemented. In this Opinion, we assess how NGS ...
Strategy for the identification of micro-organisms producing food and feed products: Bacteria producing food enzymes as study case
products. Currently, no strategy targeting such impurities exists in enforcement laboratories. Therefore, a generic strategy of first line screening was developed to detect and identify, through PCR ...
Development and Evaluation of an HIV-Testing Intervention for Primary Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods StudyBackgroundObjectiveMethodsResultsConclusionsTrial RegistrationInternational Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
development, implementation, and evaluation of an HIV-testing intervention for Flemish general practitioners (GP s). Methods: A mixed methods evaluation design is used. Guided by a simplified intervention ...
Estimates of the HIV undiagnosed population in Belgium reveals higher prevalence for MSM with foreign nationality and for geographic areas hosting big cities
diagnosed HIV cases and a previously developed back-calculation model to estimate number and prevalence rates (per 10000) of undiagnosed HIV infections by exposure group at national and subnational levels. ...
Antibiotic consumption in Belgian acute care hospitals: analysis of the surveillance methodology, consumption evolution 2003 to 2016 and future perspectives.
Keywords: antibiotic consumption antimicrobial use Belgium hospitals Surveillance Abstract: Background: Studies have demonstrated the link between antimicrobial consumption and the development of ...