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Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

online tool https://burden.sciensano.be/shiny/mortality2019/. CONCLUSION: The redistribution process assigned a specific cause of death to all deaths in Belgium, making it possible to investigate the full ...

Persistence of the Staphylococcus aureus epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) in Belgium.

impetigo and showed a seasonal late summer peak. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the persistence of EEFIC in Belgium. Furthermore, its prevalence may lead to reconsideration of the treatment guidelines ...

Release of silver and titanium from face masks traded for the general population.

present in masks advertised for antimicrobial properties; whereas titanium dioxide (TiO) particles were detected in all the face masks in at least one layer corroborating its widespread use in the textile ...

Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

representativeness due to self-selection but were an important information source as there were few alternatives. Moreover, by following-up the same individuals over time it was possible to study the effect of the ...

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence of NH, after the first wave. It underscores the importance of the availability of PPE and education in infection prevention. Moreover, investments may also yield benefits in the ...

Transforming Shiga toxin-producing surveillance through whole genome sequencing in food safety practices.

to isolates collected within the context of Belgian food safety surveillance and combined with data from clinical isolates to evaluate its benefits. A cross-sector WGS-based collection of 754 strains ...

Virological surveillance report of the NRC influenza for season 2022-2023

metapneumovirus, but it continued to circulate in January 2023. Influenza viruses were responsible for a first epidemic wave at the end of December 2022 — so slightly earlier than during the seasons preceding the ...

Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).

340,000 deaths in 2020. In Kenya, it is the leading cause of cancer deaths, with over 3,000 women dying in 2020 alone. Both the Kenyan cancer screening guidelines and the World Health Organization’s Global ...

Application of the Nagoya Protocol to veterinary pathogens: concerns for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.

awareness of the Nagoya Protocol, and to highlight its impacts on the regular exchange and utilisation of biological materials collected from clinical cases which underpin FMD research activities, and work to ...

Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Genome Sequence Analysis: Putative Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology, Single Gene versus Whole Genome Phylogeny and Genomic Evolution.

Animals Cattle Disease Outbreaks Evolution, Molecular Genomics Humans Lumpy skin disease Lumpy skin disease virus Phylogeny Abstract: is a poxvirus from the genus that mainly affects bovines and it causes ...

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