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The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.

lead were found. STEM- EDX analysis confirmed the presence of nano-sized particles containing iron and zinc. When simulating inhalation, using the multiple path particle dosimetry model, it was confirmed ...

Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death using electronic health records in six European countries

Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) project. A retrospective cohort was constructed from linked electronic health records (EHR) in each country. Countryspecific (level) relative VE (rVE) was estimated on ...

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

the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products, were classified using the above developed models. 10 out of 12 samples were suggestively found to be positive by binary modelling whereas 11 ...

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 ...

Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)

week 15 2020). Age and sex 91.8% of the COVID-19 deaths were 65 years and older. The median age of COVID-19 deaths was 84 years old and the average age was 81.6 years old. In all age groups up to 80-84 ...

Management of tick bites and suspicion of Lyme disease in Belgian primary care: compliance with national guidelines

an online questionnaire. Data from 2015 to 2020 were analyzed. Results: During the study period, 1618 cases were reported. In our sample, 47.9% patients were female and 52.1% male. 74.7% of tick bites ...

Surveillance of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium, epidemiology and methodology during 1st and 2nd wave (March 2020- 14 February 2021)

surveillance, the nursing home (NH) surveillance and notifications to regional health inspection authorities) through nine data sources. This information included the date of death, date of birth, sex, case ...

Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium

Epidemiologic surveillance of COVID-19 deaths was accurately conducted during the epidemic and it is even likely that COVID-19 deaths were underreported during the ascending phases of excess mortality by 1,193 ...

Reitox national reporting to EMCDDA on drugs and drug addiction, 2020

Commission. Each of these Reitox National Focal Points collects information and produces comparable and scientifically sound data on the national drug situation. Up to 2014, Reitox national reports were ...

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