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Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.
capacity and coordinating quality assurance. Here, we outline the measures taken by the NRC, the national public health institute Sciensano and the executing clinical laboratories to ensure effective quality ...
Clinical Accuracy of Alinity m HR HPV Assay on Self- versus Clinician-Taken Samples Using the VALHUDES Protocol.
assays to detect cervical precancer on first-void urine (FVU) and vaginal self-samples versus matched clinician-collected cervical samples (CCS s). Here we evaluated clinical performance of Alinity m HR ...
Complete genome reconstruction of the global and European regional dispersal history of the lumpy skin disease virus.
patchy at global and regional scales. Here, we provide the first fine-grained whole genome sequence sampling of a constrained LSDV outbreak (southeastern Europe, 2015-2017), which we analyze along with ...
Complete genome reconstruction of the global and European regional dispersal history of the lumpy skin disease virus.
patchy at global and regional scales. Here, we provide the first fine-grained whole genome sequence sampling of a constrained LSDV outbreak (southeastern Europe, 2015-2017), which we analyze along with ...
A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa.
sequence data from 1303 S. Typhimurium isolates originating from 19 African countries and isolated between 1979 and 2017, here we show a thorough scaled appraisal of the population structure of iNTS disease ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
plant-based food production. For example, challenge tests performed on bovine milk and plant-based milk demonstrated similar growth of L. monocytogenes. The outbreak described here provides strong evidence of ...
Vaccine effectiveness of the second and third COVID-19 boosters in Belgium (administered during 2022 autumn campaign)
booster doses. Here we assessed the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection and hospital admission among those who received the second and third boosters in Belgium administered during and ...
Applicability of the DPRA on mixture testing: challenges and opportunities.
LLNA EC3 concentration (Experiment A). Next, the applicability of the DPRA to test unknown mixtures was assessed (Experiment B). Here, the complexity of unknown mixtures was reduced to mixtures ...
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
The evolution and geographical distribution of S. Concord remained unclear. Here, we provide a genomic overview of the population structure and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of S. Concord by analysing ...
A new data collection system for Epilabo: the network of sentinel laboratories
infectious diseases. As part of European Commission funded project (EU- HIP), we here present the implementation of a new, near real-time, laboratory-based surveillance system that was built upon the ...