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Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.

in Belgium, UZ / KU Leuven has played a crucial role as the National Reference Centre (NRC) for respiratory pathogens, to be the first Belgian laboratory to develop and implement laboratory developed ...

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

attention and investment. This exploratory study suggests that the ratio of residents with dementia, the availability of test capacity and personal protective equipment may have played a role in the ...

Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?

rates. The clinical picture of an RSV infection differs substantially between patients, and the role of viral co-infections is poorly investigated. During two consecutive winter seasons from October 2018 ...

Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).

control efforts. CONCLUSION: Our results highlight the role of sexual contact and networks in the transmission of MPX during the early phase of the outbreak in Belgium. Risk communication messages should ...

Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey

total number of participating households has slightly increased. CONCLUSION: Field-substitution in BHIS plays a very substantial role in obtaining the requested net sample both in size and composition. ...

Sex difference in innate inflammatory response and macrophage polarization in Streptococcus agalactiae-induced pneumonia and potential role of microRNA-223-3p.

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Maud Deny; Luis Alexis Arroba Nuñez; Marta Romano; Denis, Olivier; Georges Casimir; Mustapha Chamekh Source: Sci Rep, Volume 12, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Animals Antagomirs Cytokines Female Infla ...

Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children- epidemiological overview of cases reported in Europe, 1 January to 16 June 2022.

longer observed when looking at this association separately between the UK and other countries. Aetiological studies are needed to ascertain if adenovirus plays a role in this possible emergence of ...

Resilient health systems: harnessing health information to improve population health

plays a key role in times of crisis, with trustworthy information flows facilitating evidence-informed policies and decision-making. 2) Sharing and harmonising health information is key to building ...

Healthy Data, an online citizen consultation about health data reuse – intermediate report

of their data and their role in this governance. The Healthy Data online consultation platform aimed to inform citizens about health data reuse, deliberate together with citizens about an ethical, ...

Movements of free-range pigs in rural communities in Zambia: an explorative study towards future ring interventions for the control of Taenia solium

respectively), have been shown to be effective control options in Peru. However, these results might not be directly generalizable to sub-Saharan African settings. Pig movements play a vital role in the ...

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