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Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
old for both sex). During wave 1, when testing capacity was limited and only severe and hospitalized patients were tested, it reached 11.3%. The risk of dying from COVID-19 was larger and consistent for ...
COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January- September 2021.
between January 01, 2021, and September 30, 2021. The characteristics of COVID-19 cases and the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on testing and tracing are also described. METHODS: We combined laboratory ...
Pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among staff and residents of nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) in fall 2020
Flanders, Belgium. Sociodemographic and medical data [including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms and results of RT- PCR tests] were retrieved using questionnaires. The overall seroprevalence was ...
Strategy to Develop and Evaluate a Multiplex RT-ddPCR in Response to SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Evolution.
Cay; Nadège Balmelle; Philippe Herman; Nancy Roosens Source: Curr Issues Mol Biol, Volume 43, Issue 3 (2021) Keywords: COVID-19 COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing Diagnostic Tests, Routine Evolution, ...
Surveillance van COVID-19 gerelateerde mortaliteit in België, epidemiologie en methodologie tijdens 1e en 2e golf (maart 2020- 14 februari 2021)
methoden die worden gebruikt (bv. gevalsdefinitie, test- en screeningstrategie, rapportagemethode, beschikbaarheid van specifieke surveillance in woonzorgcentra, enz.). De methoden gebruikt binnen éénzelfde ...
Surveillance de la mortalité COVID-19 en Belgique, épidémiologie et méthodologie durant la 1re et 2e vague (mars 2020- 14 février 2021)
repos et les maisons de repos et de soins (MR / MRS) (38 %). Lors de la première vague, les proportions étaient quasiment identiques (50 % en hôpital et 49 % en MR / MRS). La capacité des tests ...
Surveillance of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium, epidemiology and methodology during 1st and 2nd wave (March 2020- 14 February 2021)
hospitals (61%) than in nursing homes for elderly (NH s) (38%). In contrast, during the first wave, this distribution was more equal (50% in hospitals and 49% in NH s). The test capacity increased and the ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium: Results first testing point- January 2021
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Coenen, Samuel; Niels Adriaenssens; Bruyndonckx, Robin; Beatrice Scholtes; Els Duysburgh Source: Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium, p.16 (2021) Keywords: COVID-19 primary ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children and school staff measured between December 2020 and June 2021: Findings of the first testing period
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Els Duysburgh; Joanna Merckx; Milena Callies; Ines Kabouche; Melissa Vermeulen; Mathieu Roelants; I Desombere Source: (2021) Accession Number: D/2021/14.440/10 Keywo ...