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The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021
model, using Belgian seroprevalence, social contact, hospital, and intensive care admission data, (b) deaths were sourced from the national COVID-19 mortality surveillance, and (c) chronic post-acute ...
Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach
mortality burden for the first time. A large number of estimates were produced to estimate SEYLL by age, sex, and region for a large number of causes of death and every year between 2004 and 2019. These ...
Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020
defining COVID-19 deaths using the underlying, and associated, cause of death. RESULTS: In 2020, the estimated DALY s due to COVID-19 in France were 990 710 (1472 per 100 000), with 99% of burden due to ...
Integrating human papillomavirus testing as a point-of care service using GeneXpert platforms: Findings and lessons from a Kenyan pilot study (2019-2020).
Infections Pilot Projects Point-of-Care Systems Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: BACKGROUND: Globally, cervical cancer is a major public health problem, with about 604,000 new cases and over 340,000 deaths ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
week 15 2020). Age and sex 91.8% of the COVID-19 deaths were 65 years and older. The median age of COVID-19 deaths was 84 years old and the average age was 81.6 years old. In all age groups up to 80-84 ...
COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020
the study period, 9,621 COVID-19-related deaths were reported, which is close to the excess mortality estimated using weekly averages (8,985 deaths). This translates to 837 DPM and an IFR of 1.5% in the ...
Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.
a frail and old population group, respond poorly to primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. A third dose has been shown to boost protection against severe disease and death in this immunosenescent population, ...
The evolving personal, professional and physical impact on healthcare professionals during three COVID-19 waves: A cross-sectional study
Methods A repeated cross-sectional study was performed with eight measurement points between April 2020 and September 2021 in Belgium. Participants were asked how frequently (on a scale of 0–10) they ...
Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Humboldt Penguins—Susceptibility Patterns andMolecular Epidemiology of Clinical and Environmental Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates from a Belgian Zoo
2021–2022. From these samples, potential azole-resistant A. fumigatus (ARAF) isolates were detected using a selective culture medium. A total of 28 veterinary isolates obtained after necropsy of Humboldt ...
Global estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2020: a baseline analysis of the WHO Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative.
estimates were obtained using the most recent national vital registration data from WHO. FINDINGS: Globally in 2020, there were an estimated 604 127 cervical cancer cases and 341 831 deaths, with ...