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Validity of self-reported air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollutants in Belgium
In epidemiological studies, assessment of long term exposure to air pollution is often estimated using air pollution measurements at fixed monitoring stations, and interpolated to the residence of ...
Spotlight influenza: The 2019/20 influenza season and the impact of COVID-19 on influenza surveillance in the WHO European Region.
owing to restricted healthcare access and public health measures. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart brengen Service: ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children and school staff measured between December 2020 and June 2021: Findings of the first testing period
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Els Duysburgh; Joanna Merckx; Milena Callies; Ines Kabouche; Melissa Vermeulen; Mathieu Roelants; I Desombere Source: (2021) Accession Number: D/2021/14.440/10 Keywo ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children and school staff measured between December 2020 and June 2021: Findings of the third testing period – brief summary
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Joanna Merckx; Mathieu Roelants; Milena Callies; I Desombere; Ines Kabouche; Els Duysburgh Source: (2021) Keywords: CHILDREN COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 sero-prevalence Heal ...
Healthcare-associated infections in home healthcare: an extensive assessment, 2019.
were to adapt and standardise existing IPC guidelines to HHC and to perform a national point prevalence study to measure the burden of HAI in HHC.ConclusionsThis study offers an overview of available ...
Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond.
benefits. Strong data reporting schemes may also support fine-tuning of containment measures during a pandemic as well as transition phases. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la ...
First detection of a plasmid-encoded New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing Acinetobacter baumannii using whole genome sequencing, isolated in a clinical setting in Benin.
its high potential risk of horizontal gene transfer due to being integrated into a transposon located on a plasmid. Strict control and prevention measures should be taken, once NDM-1 positive A. ...
Position paper on the use of an “estimated acceptable concentration” (EAC) as basis for a control policy's action level for carcinogens unintentionally present in food
high, is to set action levels which, if exceeded, call for action involving a notification, withdrawal of the food from the market, legal measures or an investigation. Scope and approach As control ...
The potential impact of an implemented income redistribution package on obesity prevalence in New Zealand.
to assess associations between relative income (income inequality measured by Gini) and obesity prevalence (from the NCD-RisC) for OECD countries. Potential impact fractions were calculated to ...
Going online with the health interview survey: Assessing the effect of data collection mode on participation, measurements and costs in a Belgian context
Publication Type: Dissertation Authors: Elise Braekman Source: Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium, p.295 (2020) Keywords: COSTS Data collection face-to-face health interview survey measurements ...