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The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.
was confirmed at a maximum concentration of 67 μg per whippet. ICP- MS and ICP- OES analysis revealed the presence of mainly iron and zinc, but also, traces of aluminum, chromium, cobalt, nickel, and ...
Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death using electronic health records in six European countries
period covered in this report is April 2022 to March 2023. The rVE of first, second and third booster doses was estimated and compared to the VE of complete primary vaccination received at least 24 weeks ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
Materials and Methods Food samples were collected by the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) and analysed at the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Foodborne outbreaks ...
Multidimensional chromatographic fingerprinting combined with chemometrics for the identification of regulated plants in suspicious plant food supplements
channels for their purchase. Therefore, some of these products may be ‘suspicious’ and a risk for consumers health. This study aims at developing a screening approach for detection of four regulated plants ...
Vaccine effectiveness of the second and third COVID-19 boosters in Belgium (administered during 2022 autumn campaign)
COVID-19 was rolled out to the adult population in Belgium, followed by the first booster campaign towards the end of the year. At the beginning of 2022, booster doses were recommended and offered to people ...
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
monitored predominantly urban populations. In high-income countries (HIC s), composite sampling at centralised treatment plants was most common, whereas grab sampling from surface waters, open drains, and pit ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
inhabitants), followed by Brussels-Capital Region (297 per 100,000 inhabitants) and Flanders (252 per 100,000 inhabitants). At provincial level (and Brussels-Capital Region), Hainaut had the highest overall ...
Introduction of WGS in food microbiology: advantages and challenges
the field of bacterial food safety investigation, due to its high discriminatory power and the general use at the international level. Therefore, the Scientific Committee advises the FASFC to gradually ...
Monitoring HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes in the EU/EEA
Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommended that EU / EEA countries consider integrating PrEP into their existing HIV-prevention packages for those most at risk of HIV infection. In 2021, ...
Tick-borne diseases in Belgium: The incidence and economic burden of Lyme borreliosis and the occurrence of other tick-borne infections
expanding rash at the site of the tick bite. If left untreated, the infection can disseminate, causing more severe disease. In addition, patients may report persisting non-specific symptoms after treatment, ...