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Complete genome reconstruction of the global and European regional dispersal history of the lumpy skin disease virus.
dynamics. First, haplotype networks visualizing the limited genetic variability associated with the SEE LSDV outbreak show intense intermixing between countries. We also assess at which spatial scale ...
Belgian general practitioners’ perception and use of physical activity on prescription
diseases (CD s), i.e. healthy life years lost due to morbidity and mortality. In addition, 29.5% of Belgians self-declared having at least one chronic disease. Moreover, almost 30% of the population above 15 ...
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa.
caused by S. Typhimurium across many of Africa’s most impacted countries. At least six invasive S. Typhimurium clades have already emerged, with ST313 lineage 2 or ST313- L2 driving the current pandemic. ...
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 ...
Strain-level characterization without culture enrichment? Easing and accelerating outbreak investigation using shotgun metagenomics facilitated with nanopore adaptive sampling
Staphylococcus aureus) compared to shotgun metagenomics without adaptive sampling on DNA of mashed potatoes spiked with DNA of S. aureus at a level of 0.5%. The strain was previously associated with a foodborne ...
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults
analysis of data collected from a falls-related study in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Ghent University to compare the predictive validity of the two algorithms. Sensitivity, specificity, ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
regression. In total, 695 NH s were included, 282 (41%) had at least one resident tested positive. Higher infection rate among residents was associated with a higher fraction of RVT beds, generally occupied by ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
describe and track longitudinal trajectories of mental health symptoms and disorders among health care workers at different phases of the pandemic across a wide range of countries in Latin America, Europe, ...
Genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.
remained minor in Belgium. Omicron BA.3 was never detected in SARI surveillance. Timeliness could not be evaluated for B.1.1.7, being already major at the start of the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Genomic ...
Microbial quality analysis of falsified medicines seized by controling agencies
are known to be encoding proteins that can cause gastrointestinal illness upon ingestion. These results indicate that at least 16 samples from the 32 substandard and falsified medicinal products ...