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Outbreak of Central American born Shigella sonnei in two youth camps in Belgium in the summer of 2019
institutes by enabling to link local outbreaks to region-specific sublineages circulating abroad. Health Topics: Shigellosis Shigellose Shigellose Service: Pathogènes alimentaires Voedselpathogenen ...
Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe– a feasible challenge?
occurring in a region or a country. Small countries usually face a number of challenges to conduct epidemiological studies, such as national BoD studies, due to the lack of specific expertise and resources or ...
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels Capital Region older than 15 years. The epidemiological study was carried out based on the linkage of data from the national health interview surveys (2008 and 2013) and specifically developed ...
Review: Vaccines and Vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease
way to prevent the spread of the infection in endemic and newly affected regions. Yet, in the event of an outbreak, selection of the best vaccine is a major challenge for veterinary authorities and ...
A look into the future of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: an expert consultation
Peter Willeit Source: The Lancet Regional Health- Europe, Volume 8 (2021) Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic Health Topics: Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Service: Maladies virales Virale ziekten Viral ...
Association between local airborne tree pollen composition and surrounding land cover across different spatial scales in Northern Belgium
February–May 2017, during the tree pollen season, airborne tree pollen were measured by passive sampling at 2 m height above ground-level in 14 sites in the Flanders and Brussels-Capital region (Belgium). ...
Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium
modified by environmental change is still not widely understood. This study analyzed tree inventory data of 18 urban green spaces (5940 trees; 278 taxa; 93 ha) in the Brussels Capital Region, Belgium. We ...
Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Horse Sickness
vector abundance in the region. The current protection zone (100 km) comprises more than 95% of the infections from an affected establishment. Both the radius and duration of the zones could be reduced, ...
Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews
Brussels-Capital Region. This paper provides a detailed description of physical neighborhood factors (green-blue spaces, services, design and maintenance, traffic, cellphone towers) and social neighborhood factors ...
Genomic epidemiology of emerging ESBL-producing Kentucky in Europe.
spread has occurred. Comparative genomics indicated that the gene is present on the bacterial chromosome, within the type VI secretion system region. The gene is integrated downstream of the gene, on ...