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Age-dependent seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in school-aged children from areas with low and high community transmission.
A cross-sectional serosurvey compared the SARS-CoV2 attack-rate in a sample of 362 children recruited from September 21 to October 6, 2020, in primary (ages 6-12) or lower secondary school (ages 12-15) in ...
Burden of disease methods: A guide to calculate COVID-19 Disability-Adjusted Life Years
management of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around the extent of direct and indirect consequences [6]. At present, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has not integrated COVID-19. Some studies have ...
Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in people with cystic fibrosis in Europe between February and June 2020.
infections can cause significant morbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF). The current Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic could therefore have a serious impact on the health of ...
Very little influenza in the WHO European Region during the 2020/21 season, weeks 40 2020 to 8 2021.
Influenza Surveillance Network Source: Euro Surveill, Volume 26, Issue 11 (2021) Keywords: COVID-19 Europe Humans Influenza, Human Pandemics Physical Distancing Seasons Sentinel Surveillance World Health ...
Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond.
Sars-CoV-2 pandemic exacerbates existing inequalities across health care systems globally, both within countries and between countries. It also highlights, like no other crisis before, existing weaknesses in ...
Prevalence and associated factors of burnout risk among intensive care and emergency nurses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Belgium
unit and emergency nurses in Belgium using 2 self-administered online questionnaires distributed just before the pandemic (January 2020, n = 422) and during the first peak of the pandemic (April 2020 ...
Deepening of In Silico Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Detection RT-qPCR Assays in the Context of New Variants
Abstract: For 1 year now, the world is undergoing a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most widely used method for ...
A randomized, multicentre, open-label phase II proof-of-concept trial investigating the clinical efficacy and safety of the addition of convalescent plasma to the standard of care in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: the DAWn-Plasma trial.
Verbeke, Geert; Vlieghe, Erika; Jean Cyr Yombi; Laurens Liesenborghs; Peter Verhamme; Geert Meyfroidt Source: Trials, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2020) Keywords: Adult Antibodies, Viral Belgium Combined Modality ...
All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
century including those of the Spanish influenza pandemic. METHODS: Excess mortality predictions and COVID-19 mortality data were analysed for the period March 10th to June 21st 2020. The number of COVID-19 ...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe.
Groenheit; Daniela Cirillo; ERLTB-Net-2 study participants Source: Eur Respir J (2020) Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart ...