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Ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, December 2016 to March 2017: characteristics and challenges.
Surveill, Volume 22, Issue 17 (2017) Abstract: We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 ...
Model-Based Classification for Digital PCR: Your Umbrella for Rain.
conditional on its observed fluorescence and the distributional shape in no-template control samples. This methodology acknowledges the inherent uncertainty of the classification and provides a natural measure ...
Clinical and laboratory features of the most common Clostridium difficile ribotypes isolated in Belgium.
for ribotypes with at least 100 occurrences were compared. In addition, the national reference laboratory quantitatively measured the level of toxin production in five randomly chosen cultured isolates ...
Trends in educational inequalities in premature mortality in Belgium between the 1990s and the 2000s: the contribution of specific causes of deaths.
aged 25-64, followed up for 5 years. Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) were computed by educational level (EL) and cause. Inequalities were measured through rate differences (RD s), rate ratios (RR ...
Impact of anaesthesia mode on evaluation of LEEP specimen dimensions.
CIN. Height of fresh resection specimens was first measured by the operator and then by the pathologist after formaldehyde fixation. Volume of fresh specimens was measured in a measuring cylinder by ...
Arsenic Release from Foodstuffs upon Food Preparation.
dimethylarsinate, and methylarsonate) was monitored in different foodstuffs (rice, vegetables, algae, fish, crustacean, molluscs) before and after preparation using common kitchen practices. By measuring the water ...
Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Francisella tularensis Infections in Belgium: Results of Three Population-Based Samples.
professionals at risk. Education on the risk factors for tick bites and preventive measures for both professionals exposed and the general population is needed. Health Topics: Animal health Category: A1 FOS ...
Detection and Molecular Characterization of Foot and Mouth Disease Viruses from Outbreaks in Some States of Northern Nigeria 2013-2015.
prevalence Sequence Analysis, Protein Seroepidemiologic Studies Serogroup Abstract: Control measures for foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Nigeria have not been implemented due to the absence of locally produced ...
Isolation and characterization of the compounds responsible for the antimutagenic activity of Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae) leaf extracts
the quantitative 2,2 diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl (DPPH)-free radical scavenging method. Only arjunolic acid had pronounced antioxidant activity (measured as DPPH-free scavenging activity) with an EC50 ...
Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Factors Related to Colorectal Cancer
Abstract: Dietary factors play a major role in the development of colorectal cancer. This study evaluated the reproducibility and validity of a 109-food item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to measure the ...