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Lyme borreliosis in Belgium: a cost-of-illness analysis
times less per patient but occurs also 16 times more frequently than disseminated/late LB. The cost burden remains limited by comparison to other infectious diseases due to the relative lower incidence. ...
Evaluation of dog vaccination schemes against rabies in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
outcome models.The turnover rate was twice as high in high-roaming zones (36 %) as that in lowroaming zones (17 %). Irrespective of roaming level, 75 % of dogs were less than 3 years old. The vaccine was ...
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: First results of the SalivaHIS study
among the highest educated. Vaccinated people with at least one chronic disease are less likely to have anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibodies than vaccinated people without chronic disease. This difference is not ...
Prevalence Estimation Of HCV Among People Who Inject Drugs In Belgium Through Respondent Driven Sampling, Capture-Recapture And Multiplier Method
Estimates about the number of people living with HCV in Belgium are rare and even less is known about the prevalence of HCV among PWID. Methods: Between February and April 2019, PWID were recruited in ...
Evaluating Diagnostic Accuracy of Saliva Sampling Methods for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reveals Differential Sensitivity and Association with Viral Load.
collection method for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnostics. Less invasive and simpler alternative sampling procedures, such as saliva collection, are desirable. We compared ...
The Relation between Perceived and Actual Understanding and Adherence: Results from a National Survey on COVID-19 Measures in Belgium.
about COVID-19 measures should put more focus on trying to improve the understanding of the measures, instead of only making them known, particularly for those who are less health literate and as such at ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
lockdown had less frequently a history of prior DFU (B: 50% vs. A: 60%; p = 0.0047). No increase in median patient-reported presentation delay [P25 — P75] was observed (A: 3 [1-8] vs. B: 3 [1-7] weeks; ...
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly reduced the presentation rate of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium, but the impact on severity was limited to slightly larger lesions
Patients that presented during/after lockdown had less frequently a prior DFU (B: 50% vs. A: 60%; p=0,005). Regarding DFU severity, patients seen during/after lockdown had less frequently critical ischemia ...
Age-dependent seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in school-aged children from areas with low and high community transmission.
circulation in the community is high, this will be reflected in the pediatric population with similar infection rates in children aged 6-12 years and 12-15 years. What is Known: •Children are generally less ...
Mental health, compliance with measures and health prospects during the COVID-19 epidemic: the role of health literacy.
health, non-compliance with the measures and health prospects in relation to health literacy were calculated using Poisson regressions. RESULTS: People showing sufficient health literacy were less likely to ...