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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

per SD increase, respectively. In 38/40 WWTP s, variants did not explain variability in RNA levels independent of cases. Furthermore, our study shows that RNA levels can lead incident cases by at least ...

Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)

residents (65+). COVID-19 case fatality ratio The COVID-19 case-fatality ratio (CFR) in Belgium was estimated to be 0.65%, but it increased exponentially with age (4.92% for 75-84 years old and 9.87% above 85 years ...

Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.

residents post third compared to post second dose. Increases were less pronounced in staff members than in residents. At 28 days post third dose, differences between residents and staff had become mostly ...

Development of a Droplet Digital PCR to Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 in Wastewater Samples

Brussels-Capital Region in the winter and spring of 2022. This emergence and proportional increase in BA.2 genomes correspond to what was observed in the surveillance using respiratory samples; however, the ...

SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in Belgian Wastewaters

for rain impact and covered population size. Three alerting indicators were included in the weekly epidemiological assessment: High Circulation, Fast Increase, and Increasing Trend. These indicators ...

Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: Results of the second data collection (28/09/21-23/02/22)

2 (27/09-24/10) the percentage of adults (18 years or older) with anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has increased from 69.5% to 90.4%. This substantial increase is in line with the intensive vaccination campaign during ...

Prevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Potential Determinants among the Belgian Adult Population: Baseline Results of a Prospective Cohort Study

period, which coincided with the onset of the vaccination campaign, the seroprevalence in the population increased from 25.2% in March/April to 78.1% in July. Among the vaccinated there was an increase from ...

Increasing risk of breakthrough COVID-19 in outbreaks with high attack rates in European long-term care facilities, July to October 2021

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Suetens, Carl; Pete Kinross; Pilar Gallego Berciano; Virginia Arroyo Nebreda; Eline Hassan; Clémentine Calba; Eugenia Fernandes; Andre Peralta-Santos; Pedro Casaca; Nathalie Shodu; Sara Dequeker; ...

Closing schools for SARS-CoV-2: a pragmatic rapid recommendation

May. They fully reopened in September. During the summer, infections started to increase in the general population, speeding up in September. Some measures were taken to limit social contacts but those ...

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