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Release of silver and titanium from face masks traded for the general population.
industry. The presence of Ag-based biocides and TiO particles in face masks raised questions on the possibility of release under normal wearing conditions, which could potentially cause a health risk to the ...
No molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients with erythema migrans in Belgium
diseases other than Lyme borreliosis have been reported in Belgium. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of other human tick-borne infections in Belgium and their possible ...
Mental health, compliance with measures and health prospects during the COVID-19 epidemic: the role of health literacy.
1 (2021) Keywords: Belgium COVID-19 cross-sectional studies dépression Epidemics Health Literacy Humans Mental health SARS-CoV-2 Surveys and Questionnaires Abstract: BACKGROUND: The importance of health ...
Assessment of hazards and risks associated with dietary exposure to mineral oil for the Belgian population
Belgian population. For MOSH, the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) value of 19 mg kg−1 bw day−1 based on the hepatic inflammation-associated granulomas found in a 90-day oral study in F-344 rats was ...
Phylogeography of Human and Animal Strains: Genetic Fingerprinting of Q Fever in Belgium.
likely contamination routes from the reservoir animals the critical point to implement control programs. This study shows that Q fever is detected in Belgium in abortion of cattle, goat and sheep at ...
Failure to Remove Bluetongue Serotype 8 Virus (BTV-8) From Produced and Derived Bovine Embryos and Subsequent Transmission of BTV-8 to Recipient Cows After Embryo Transfer.
clinical signs but certainly with respect to virus transmission (transplacental, contact). Therefore, the possibility of virus transmission by means of embryo transfer was examined by exposure of produced ...
National Surveillance of Infections acquired in Intensive Care Units: Annual Report 2015
study protocol and case definitions. Based on the latest available report on incidence of ICU-acquired Infections, BE results for 2015 rank lower than the EU mean of 7.7 ICU-acquired Pneumonia and 3.0 ...
Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights: results of two pilot studies in Belgium.
compared to the participants of the GBD 2010/2013 studies. CONCLUSION: This study suggests the possibility to translate any utility derived from EQ-5D scores into a DW, but also highlights important caveats. ...
Biomarkers in patients admitted to the emergency department after exposure to acrylonitrile in a major railway incident involving bulk chemical material.
admitted to surrounding emergency departments (ED ’s) and (ii)studied the correlation between N-2-cyanoethylvaline (CEV), a biomarker used in a population study for evaluating exposure to ACN, with lactate ...
Treatment for substance use disorders: the Belgian Treatment Demand Indicator registration protocol.
BACKGROUND: Registration of patients with substance use disorders is of key importance to get insights and to study trends in patients characteristics and substance use patterns. The Treatment Demand Indicator ...