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Burden of non-communicable diseases in Cyprus, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study
s) accounted for over 90% of all deaths in the Cypriot population, in 2018. However, a detailed and comprehensive overview of the impact of NCD s on population health of Cyprus over the period of 1990 ...
Global Burden of Animal Diseases: A novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture
impact on the health of people and the environment. These investments require a baseline metric that describes the burden of animal health and welfare in order to justify and prioritise resource allocation ...
The burden of legionnaires' disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017.
Surveillance commonly underestimates the true incidence as not all cases are laboratory confirmed and reported to public health authorities. The aim of this study was to present indicators for the impact of LD ...
Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
cancer and HAP) adjusted for co-morbidity was 545 YLD /1000 (95% interval: 513–585). The impact of not adjusting disability weights for co-existent health states varied from minimal to small; YLD for ...
The burden of legionnaires’ disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017
confirmed and reported to public health authorities. The aim of this study was to present indicators for the impact of LD in Belgium between 2013 and 2017 and to estimate its true burden in the Belgian ...
Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals- arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury
O'Leary; Brecht Devleesschauwer Source: Environ Res, Volume 174, Number 194 (2019) Abstract: The impact of foodborne metals on the burden of disease has been largely overlooked, in comparison to the ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015
weight basis. While lead exposure can come from many sources, a major source of exposure for at least some individuals comes from food. Estimates for the impact of dietary lead on IQ were developed from ...
A probabilistic approach for risk-benefit assessment of food substitutions: A case study on substituting meat by fish
Voet Source: Food Chem Toxicol, Volume 126, Number 96 (2019) Keywords: Disability-Adjusted Life Years Food-based dietary guidelines health impact Risk-Benefit Assessment (RBA) Substitution Usual intake ...
The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014
the societal health and economic impact of AGE. We conducted a retrospective study using mortality and cause-of-death data, hospital data, primary care data, health interview survey data and other ...
Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease
which are able to cause extra-intestinal disease, e.g., central nervous system manifestations due to congenital toxoplasmosis or cancer due to heavy metal exposure. In addition to the health impacts, the ...