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Selenium in selected samples of infant formulas and milk commercialized in Belgium and Brazil: total content, speciation and estimated intake
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Esther Lima de Paiva; Ann Ruttens; Nadia Waegeneers; Gijs Du Laing; Marcelo Antonio Morgano; Karlien Cheyns; Adriana Pavesi Arisseto-Bragotto Source: Food Research International (2023) Keywords: ...
Transforming Shiga toxin-producing surveillance through whole genome sequencing in food safety practices.
from 1998 to 2020 was analyzed. RESULTS: We confirmed that WGS in food safety surveillance allows accurate detection of genomic relationships between human cases and strains isolated from food samples ...
Virological surveillance of influenza in Belgium, season 2019-2020
Respiratory samples were also analysed for other respiratory viruses. In the ILI population, 70 % of the patients were positive for at least one respiratory virus (including Influenza and co-infections). In ...
Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).
platform (Roche Molecular System, Pleasanton, CF, USA). HPV testing was done using either self or clinician-collected samples. We assessed the following screening performance indicators: screening coverage, ...
The analysis of cannabinoids in e-cigarette liquids using LC-HRAM-MS and LC-UV.
using the ‘total error’ approach, applying accuracy profiles and conforming to ISO17025. None of the analysed samples exceeded the legal limit for the total amount of ∆9- THC present. However, of the 20 ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
bronchiolitis, but heterogeneity and small sample size in our study prevents us from drawing strong conclusions. RSV is worldwide the leading cause of serious airway infections. Up to 90% of children will be ...
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection and hospitalisation in Belgium, July 2021 to May 2022.
sampling.ResultsWe included 1,932,546 symptomatic individuals, of whom 734,115 tested positive. VE i against Delta waned from an initial estimate of 80% (95% confidence interval (CI): 80-81) to 55% (95% CI: 54-55) ...
THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA
time-consuming and of high cost. There is a need for more rapid and still accurate analysis, with cost-effective and portable methods. Aim: As the first goal of this study, a selection of drug samples is analysed ...
Occurrence of microcystin congeners in surface waters and food in Belgium as a source of exposure to humans
environmental samples. This has a negative downstream effect on possible risk assessment studies that would establish the exposure and influence of the different cyanotoxins on public health, and on the final ...
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
of 2021, a random sample of 26,925 adult citizens selected from governmental registries was invited to collect a blood sample at home for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing and to fill in an online ...