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Pesticides, trace elements and pharmaceuticals in tea samples available in Belgian retail shops and the risk associated upon acute and chronic exposure
but the potential presence of chemical contaminants (e.g. pesticides, trace elements, synthetic drugs) may raise health concerns. This study analysed selected teas available in Belgian retail stores and ...
From b to y ions, a decade of experience with peptide and protein analysis
clinical trials. The Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) and customs are striving, together with their global counterparts, to curtail the trafficking and distributions of these ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Belgian NHR and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign. METHODS: In total, we tested 1629 NHR and 1356 staff across 69 Belgian NH s for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibodies using ...
ESCAIDE 2022 Oral presentation: International outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a chocolate factory in 2022: Belgian findings
Salmonella Typhimurium infections. Epidemiological and traceback investigations revealed a multi-country outbreak linked to chocolate products from a Belgian factory of an international brand. Microbiological ...
Evaluating methodological approaches to assess the severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants: scoping review and applications on Belgian COVID-19 data.
of Belgian hospitalized COVID-19 patients. RESULTS: We observed different ways of defining coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease severity (e.g., admission to the hospital or intensive care unit ...
Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
80, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Data-collection Field-substitution health surveys Abstract: BACKGROUND: Matched field-substitution has been applied in the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) since the ...
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Prevalence in Sheep, Wild Boar and Ticks in Belgium.
(22.38%, 1⅚7) compared to Limburg (7.74%, 34/439) and Antwerp (8.61%, 28/325). Oud-Heverlee was the hunting area harboring the highest TBEV seroprevalence (33.33%, 1⅓3). In an attempt to obtain a Belgian ...
Assessment of the impact of the Belgian and French food industry on obesity and population nutrition
not-permitted to be marketed to children (81% in Belgium and 84% in France). Stronger company commitments did not translate into better performance metrics. Belgian food companies obtained a higher score for ...
Towards a Better Quantification of Cyanotoxins in Fruits and Vegetables: Validation and Application of an UHPLC-MS/MS-Based Method on Belgian Products
the matrix effect. The implementation of our method on 103 samples, containing nine different sorts of fruits and vegetables from the Belgian market, showed no presence of MC s or NOD. However, the ...
The state of health in Belgium, 1990-2019: a benchmarking analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study.
health and care policies are essential. This study aims to assess the health trends in Belgium between 1990 and 2019, to compare the Belgian health status to that of the EU-15 countries, and to identify ...