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Importance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay antigenic composition as revealed by the results of the Belgian external quality assessment (EQA) scheme.
targeting N protein were negative. The survey shows, when >6 months post-infection, assays targeting at least S1, and preferably S1 combined with S2, are the most sensitive. This finding accentuates the ...
Thyroid cancer incidence near nuclear sites in Belgium: An ecological study at small geographical level
living in the vicinity of the four nuclear sites at the smallest Belgian geographical level. Rate ratios were obtained from a Bayesian hierarchical model for areas of varying sizes around the nuclear ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
clinical manifestations of LB in Belgium. The incidence of erythema migrans (EM) was estimated through the network of sentinel general practices at 97.6/100,000 inhabitants (uncertainty interval [UI] ...
Comparison of SNP-based subtyping workflows for bacterial isolates using WGS data, applied to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 1,4,[5],12:i:.
including five isolates from a confirmed outbreak and three isolates obtained from the same patient at different time points. The analysis was carried out using the original (high-coverage) and a down-sampled ...
The need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks.
perspectives was a direct output from discussions at the end of some sessions, in particular: — A network on transdisciplinary One Health education. — A network integrating inputs from social sciences in One ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
routinely monitored in targeted chemo-analytical methods and can detect them at low amounts (pg/L EEQ, Estrogen EQ uivalence). The bioassay used in this study is the CALUX (Chemically activated luciferase ...
110 years of working towards a healthy life for all- A look back at the history of the Scientific Institute of Public Health
Publication Type: Popular-science publication (vulgarising publication) Authors: Wesley Van Dessel Source: Festivities 110 years existence of the Scientific Institute of Public Health, WIV-ISP, Brussels, p.52 (2014) URL: NA Keywords: 110 history scientifi ...