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Belgian citizens’ attitudes towards genomic data sharing. Results of the online DNA debate
individuals’ privacy and integrity since genomic data is considered highly personal. Anonymization is essential to avoid discrimination by insurance companies, employers or commercial companies, who could take ...
Validation of TaqMan-Based Assays for Specific Detection and Differentiation of Wild-Type and Neethling Vaccine Strains of LSDV.
Abstract: Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an important animal disease with significant health and economic impacts. It is considered a notifiable disease by the OIE. Attenuated strains of LSDV have been ...
The Belgian DNA Debate: An Online Deliberative Platform on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Genomics
5 main themes. Firstly, contributors considered DNA to have a significant but nondeterministic impact on identity. The second theme describes how genomic information may guide people’s behaviour but has ...
NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF SARS-COV-2 IN WASTEWATER- Last developments and results- May 2021
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance can support crisis management and decision-making. They should be considered complementary to the other available surveillance indicators (laboratory-based positive cases, ...
Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive.
titanium dioxide Abstract: The present opinion deals with an updated safety assessment of the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) based on new relevant scientific evidence considered by the Panel to be ...
Nearly Complete Genome Sequences of Two Bluetongue Viruses Isolated during the 2020 Outbreak in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) has been considered enzootic in France since 2018. Here, we report the nearly complete genome sequences of two BTV-8 isolates from the 2020 outbreak in the Grand Duchy ...
Monitoring of human coronaviruses in Belgian primary care and hospitals, 2015-20: a surveillance study.
care and in possible future vaccination strategies, and co-infections in children younger than 5 years should be considered during diagnosis and treatment. Our findings support the use of national ...
Psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and suppression measures during the first wave in Belgium
at-risk groups. Authorities should consider ways of limiting the effect of confinement on the mental and social health of the population and developing strategies to mitigate the adverse consequences of ...
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year
was considered. Sensitivity analyses for different morbidity scenarios, including post-acute consequences were presented. Results An estimated 70,421 people were infected (with and without symptoms) by ...
Recommendations to plan a national burden of disease study
a national burden of disease study. Results These recommendations could be considered as minimum requirements for those countries planning to start a BoD study and includes following elements: (1) Define the ...