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Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products
studies. Occurrence data were available only for α‐solanine and α‐chaconine, mostly for potatoes. The acute dietary exposure to potato GA s was estimated using a probabilistic approach and applying ...
Use of a Whole Genome Sequencing-based approach for Mycobacterium tuberculosis surveillance in Europe in 2017-2019: an ECDC pilot study.
and Eastern EU.This pilot study shows that a WGS-based surveillance system is not only feasible but can efficiently elucidate the dynamics of in-country and cross-border RR / MDR- TB transmission across ...
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/risk-human-health-related-presence-perfluoroalkyl-substances-food
contributed most to the exposure. Based on available studies in animals and humans, effects on the immune system were considered the most critical for the risk assessment. From a human study, a lowest BMDL10 ...
Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections in Belgian acute care hospitals: results of the Global-PPS and ECDC-PPS 2017.
Survey Study Group Source: Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, Volume 9 (2020) Keywords: point prevalence survey; healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial use; acute care hospitals; Belgium Abstract: ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children and school staff measured for one year in Belgium: a sero-epidemiological prospective cohort study
Source: (2020) Keywords: Belgium CHILDREN Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study Health Topics: SARS-CoV-2 Service: Infections liées aux soins et antibiorésistance ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium during one year of the covid-19 epidemic: Study protocol
(2020) Keywords: Belgium COVD-19 primary healthcare workers SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study Health Topics: SARS-CoV-2 Service: Épidémiologie et santé publique Epidemiologie en volksgezondheid ...
NAuRA: Genomic Tool to Identify Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Strains Responsible for FoodBorne Outbreaks.
evolutionary history of strains. This study presents a pioneering method to investigate strains isolated from food at the genomic level and to analyze the diversity of all 27 SE-coding genes together. Health ...
The Belgian health examination survey: objectives, design and methods.
included all Belgian residents aged 18 years and older. The BELHES was organized as a second stage of the sixth Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS). This paper describes the study design, recruitment ...
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 ...
Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food
tumour formation. Since recent studies have raised uncertainty regarding the mode of action for kidney carcinogenicity, it is inappropriate to establish a health‐based guidance value (HBGV) and a margin of ...