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Human psittacosis: a review with emphasis on surveillance in Belgium.
positive laboratory result. Therefore, increased awareness among general and occupational physicians, clinicians and the public is needed. Policies aimed at reducing psittacosis disease burden are justified, ...
The value of seroprevalence data as surveillance tool for Lyme borreliosis in the general population: the experience of Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Tinne Lernout; Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi; Saegeman, Veroniek; Marie Tré-Hardy; Morgane de Laveleye; Tommi Asikainen; Ram Benny Dessau; Sophie Quoilin; Amber Litzroth Source: BMC Public Health, Volume ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
clinical manifestations of LB in Belgium. The incidence of erythema migrans (EM) was estimated through the network of sentinel general practices at 97.6/100,000 inhabitants (uncertainty interval [UI] ...
HIV testing within general practices in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review.
Study Group Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2018) Keywords: Europe General practice general practitioners HIV Infections Humans Mass Screening Primary Health Care Randomized Controlled ...
National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseases: Background, goals, and results of an international workshop at the Robert Koch Institute.
close link between diabetes prevention strategies and surveillance systems. It was generally stated that only robust data enables effective prevention measures to encounter the increasing burden from ...
Application of whole genome data for in silico evaluation of primers and probes routinely employed for the detection of viral species by RT-qPCR using dengue virus as a case study.
contain and prevent viral spread in afflicted regions. Notably, we find that primer-template mismatches at their 3’ end may represent a general issue for dengue virus RT-qPCR detection methods that merits ...
Is there a relation between cannabis use and being a victim of violence in the general population?
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: E Plettinckx; Sabine Drieskens; Jérôme Antoine; Lydia Gisle Source: European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue suppl_3 (2017) Health Topics: Illicit drugs Drogues illégales Illegale dru ...
Very Long Persistence of Botulinum Toxin B in a Patient’s Serum
E, F may induce a serious neuroparalytic illness in humans. Botulism can be transmitted via three routes: foodborne, wound and intestinal (in situ toxemia generally observed in infants and/or in ...
Utilization of gabapentin by people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium (2011-2014): a cross-sectional study.
was determined. In addition, each subject was matched on age, sex and place of residence to four comparators from the general population who were not in specialized treatment. The prevalence of ...
Characteristics of the antibiotic regimen that affect antimicrobial resistance in urinary pathogens
A generalized estimating equations (GEE) model was constructed using 7397 Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates. Results Resistance in E. coli was higher when more antibiotics had been prescribed before isolation ...