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Selection and use of reference panels: a case study highlighting current gaps in the materials available for foot and mouth disease.
assays used to measure virus-specific FMD antibody responses. Since there are often limited resources to prepare and distribute these materials, sustainable progress in this arena will only be achievable ...
Surveillance de la vaccination COVID-19 chez les professionnels de soins de santé en Belgique. Résultats intermédiaires jusqu’au 31 mai 2021 inclus
l’impact bénéfique de la vaccination massive de ce deuxième groupe prioritaire. Malgré certaines limitations à prendre en compte dans leur interprétation, ces résultats intermédiaires permettent d’identifier ...
Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive.
TiO NP s < 30 nm were of limited relevance to the safety assessment of E 171. The Panel concluded that although gastrointestinal absorption of TiO particles is low, they may accumulate in the body. ...
Phylogenomic Investigation of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Belgian Cases of Shigellosis between 2013 and 2018 Indicates Both Travel-Related Imports and Domestic Circulation.
circulating strains. For, Belgian isolates were all limited to lineage III, and could often be traced back to travel to countries in Asia and Africa, sometimes followed by domestic circulation. For both ...
Nusinersen treatment significantly improves hand grip strength, hand motor function and MRC sum scores in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy types 3 and 4
transiently increased at month 6 (p = 0.01), whereas the Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) did not. The Activity Limitations scale declined significantly prior to start of treatment (p < 0.01) and showed an ...
Intake of food supplements based on algae or cyanobacteria may pose a health risk due to elevated concentrations of arsenic species.
concern’ for the general population, while for the other 7 FS a potential health risk was identified. This study indicates the need to obtain more data on toxicity of AsSugars and to develop limits for As ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
an extended definition of ‘ COVID-19-related deaths’ in a context of limited testing capacity has provided timely information about the severity of the epidemic. Health Topics: COVID-19 Mortality ...
Healthcare-associated infections in home healthcare: an extensive assessment, 2019.
two rounds had 21 and 23 participants, respectively. No standard definition was broadly accepted or known. Evidence on associated risk factors was impacted by methodological limitations and ...
Particle size analysis of pristine food-grade titanium dioxide and E 171 in confectionery products: Interlaboratory testing of a SP-ICP-MS screening method and confirmation with transmission electron microscopy.
counting limit. Reporting D99.5 or D99.8 instead of the effectively largest particle diameter (D100) excluded isolated large particles and considerably improved the reproducibility. The particle ...
Identification of the Source for Contamination of Carcasses in a Large Pig Slaughterhouse.
(18.3%) this slaughter step. In the unclean area, a limited number of oral cavity samples were positive after bleeding, while a dramatic increase of positives was observed after dehairing. was detected in ...