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Strong increase of true and false positive mycobacterial cultures sent to the National Reference Centre in Belgium, 2007 to 2016.

of containing mycobacteria.AimTo present mycobacterial surveillance/diagnosis data from the Belgian National Reference Centre for mycobacteria (NRC) from 2007 to 2016.MethodsThis retrospective ...

The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic.

than in children. Many countries in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are presently in this stage. In countries in stage 2 of the transition, there has been a large increase in the prevalence among ...

Study of the underlying mechanisms and consequences of pathogenicity differences between two in vitro selected G1-H9N2 clones originating from a single isolate.

differences including three in the HA sequence (HA- E198A, HA- R234L, HA- E502D- H9 numbering) and one in the NA sequence (NA- V33M). In the present study, valuable insights on the mechanisms responsible for AI ...

Quantification of Tetanus neurotoxin producted by Clostridium tetani strains

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Antoine Francotte; Celine Vanhee Source: VAC2VAC anual meeting (2019) Health Topics:  Effectiveness and safety of vaccines, ...

Epidemiology and genotype 3 subtype dynamics of hepatitis E virus in Belgium, 2010 to 2017.

report, we present the epidemiological trends of symptomatic HEV infections in Belgium, from the distribution by age, sex and geography to the molecular characterisation of the viral strains.MethodSerum ...

Pesticide residues in Tunisian table grapes and associated risk for consumer’s health

carbofuran, carbendazim, chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin, dimethoate and omethoate. Consequently, these pesticides could present a risk for consumer’s health. Service:  Contaminants organiques et additifs Organische ...

Personal exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and relationships with respiratory symptoms and oxidative stress: A pilot cross-sectional study among urban green space workers.

8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine [8- OH dG]). Associations between exposure and health outcomes were investigated using comparison tests and linear regression models, after stratification by present-day smoking status. Spatial ...

Hazard characterization and risk assessment of mineral oils: Case study with information obtained in Belgian MinOil study

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Birgit Mertens Source: ILSI workshop ‘Mineral Oil Risk Assessment: Knowledge Gaps and Roadmap’, Brussels (Belgium) (2019) ...

Dietary exposure assessment of the Belgian population to mineral oil

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Annelies Van Heyst; Els Van Hoeck Source: 8th International Fresenius Conference on Residues of food contact materials in ...

Paediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome related to Shiga toxin-producing, an overview of 10 years of surveillance in France, 2007 to 2016.

present the results of this surveillance between 2007 and 2016.MethodsA voluntary nationwide network of 32 paediatric departments notifies cases. Two national reference centres perform microbiological STEC ...

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