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Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
Maria Ines Source: The Lancet Global Health, Volume 11, Issue 6 (2023) Abstract: To inform the development of global wastewater monitoring systems, we surveyed programmes in 43 countries. Most programmes ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
first two waves of the epidemic. In absolute numbers, most deaths took place in wave 2 due to its length, but the highest peak of weekly COVID-19 deaths was observed during wave 1 (1,985 deaths during ...
Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.
residents post third compared to post second dose. Increases were less pronounced in staff members than in residents. At 28 days post third dose, differences between residents and staff had become mostly ...
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: Results of the second data collection (28/09/21-23/02/22)
unvaccinated people was quite low. Most of those who had a negative test in wave 1 (87.8%) became positive in wave 2. This is mainly explained by the vaccination campaign: 94.8% of these people received ...
The prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 study (PICOV) in nursing home residents and staff- study protocol description and presentation of preliminary findings on symptoms.
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented itself as one of the most important health concerns of the 2020’s, and hit the geriatric population the hardest. ...
Deepening of In Silico Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Detection RT-qPCR Assays in the Context of New Variants
Abstract: For 1 year now, the world is undergoing a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most widely used method for ...
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Economic Activity during Autumn Wave in Belgium.
seen in the timing of the peak incidence and the width and height of the post-peak incidence. In most sectors incidences returned to higher levels after the peak than before and this decrease took longer ...