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Outbreak of Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt.
2022, 25 cases of toxigenic infection were confirmed among asylum seekers, mostly among young males from Afghanistan. Multi-locus sequence typing showed that most isolates belonged to sequence types 574 ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Omicron-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021 to 2022.
(SARI) from December 2021 to July 2022 (Omicron-dominant period).MethodsIn both networks, 46 hospitals (13 countries) follow a similar test-negative case-control protocol. We defined complete primary ...
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in adults (≥ 20 years) during Alpha- and Delta-dominant circulation: I-MOVE-COVID-19 and VEBIS SARI VE networks, Europe, 2021.
2021.MethodsForty-six participating hospitals across 14 countries follow a similar generic protocol using the test-negative case-control design. We defined complete primary series vaccination (PSV) as two doses of ...
Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessmentAbstractIntroductionMethodsResultsConclusions
Abstract: Introduction Causal inference helps researchers and policy-makers to evaluate public health interventions. When comparing interventions or public health programs by leveraging observational ...
BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese
the contamination of plant-based alternative to cheese with L. monocytogenes: the strain isolated from the affected individual (case) matched the strain found in the consumed vegan cheese-like product, ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium
Source: European Journal of Public Health, Volume 33, Issue Supplement_2 (2023) Keywords: air pollution g-computation Stroke Abstract: Abstract Background The adverse health impact of air pollution exposure ...
Belgian recommendations for analytical verification and validation of immunohistochemical tests in laboratories of anatomic pathology
Lequeu; N. Vanderheyden; K. Zwaenepoel; R. Croes Source: Wolters Kluwer Health, Volume 32, Number 16, Waltham, MA, p.16 (2024) URL: https://journals.lww.com/appliedimmunohist/fulltext/9900/belgian ...
A comparison of COVID-19 incidence rates across six European countries in 2021.
of the disease, benchmark disease impact, shape public health measures and inform potential travel restrictions and border control measures. However, these comparisons may be biased by differences in ...
Applicability of the DPRA on mixture testing: challenges and opportunities.
concentration of 100 mM, caution should be taken in case of negative results, limiting the DPRA ’s applicability for mixtures of unknown composition. Manuscript versions: DOI: ...