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Clinical performance of the novel full-genotyping OncoPredict HPV Quantitative Typing assay using the VALGENT framework.

multiplex real-time PCR quantitative assay targeting E6 / E7 genes, allowing individual viral load determination of 12 high-risk (HR) HPV types. Quality controls for sample adequacy, efficiency of nucleic ...

Association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and post COVID-19 condition: findings from a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

and September 2022 in Belgium. In total, 8,238 adults with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were followed up between the time of their infection and three months later. The primary outcomes were the PCC ...

Genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.

proportions and types were compared to those that were circulating between 2021 and 2022, using 96,251 sequences of the BGS. RESULTS: SARI surveillance allowed timely detection of the Omicron (BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, ...

Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022

Secondly, adjusted WBE metrics at different lag times were used to predict incident COVID-19 cases. Model selection was based on AIC c minimization. Results: In 3¾0 WWTP s, RNA levels were best explained by ...

Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the pandemic challenged classical survey methods. Time and budgetary constraints at the beginning of the pandemic led to ad hoc recruitment of participants and easily manageable data ...

Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems

latrines was more typical in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC s). Almost all programmes analysed samples in-country, with an average processing time of 2·3 days in HIC s and 4·5 days in LMIC s. ...

Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population

were Belgian adults with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection and were recruited when called up for contact tracing. A total of 3039 participants were included and completed an online questionnaire at the time ...

THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA

time-consuming and of high cost. There is a need for more rapid and still accurate analysis, with cost-effective and portable methods. Aim: As the first goal of this study, a selection of drug samples is analysed ...

COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study

time and the impact of infectious disease control in a cross-border setting, a prospective longitudinal study was conducted in the border area between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the spring ...

A new data collection system for Epilabo: the network of sentinel laboratories

Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of having a robust, digital system for timely data collection of laboratory test results at the national level in the context of surveillance of ...

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