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Occurrence of microcystin congeners in surface waters and food in Belgium as a source of exposure to humans
cyanobacteria blooms among the global population in Belgium. There is a general concern about the negative impact of the blooms and their toxins on the environment and public health. Yet, limited data about ...
Vaccine preventable bacterial diseases in Belgium: monitoring of general population immunity and pregnancy vaccination strategies
vaccination coverage. In this thesis, we have monitored the population immunity level in Belgium in different age groups and studied the immune responses in the context of pregnancy vaccination strategies ...
The burden of cystic fibrosis in Belgium: a registry-based study
substantial distress on patient level. However, the specific impact on individual health as well as the national impact on public health remains to be elucidated. The aim of this dissertation is to quantify and ...
Impact of tobacco control interventions on health expectancies: use of dynamic modelling for health impact assessment in Belgium
Years SMOKING smoking intervention unhealthy life years Abstract: Objectives: We aimed to investigate the impact of different tobacco control interventions on health expectancies, i.e. healthy life years ...
Exploring the added value of Whole Genome Sequencing in routine and pandemic viral surveillance
applications have remained unexploited in the context of routine surveillance, which is the core business of national reference centres and public health institutes such as Sciensano. The virus surveillance aims ...