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Environmental degradation and the increasing burden of allergic disease: The need to determine the impact of nitrogen pollution
result in an escalating burden of allergic disease. It is urgently needed to quantify the impact of nitrogen pollution on plant and pollen traits that determine allergenicity and symptom severity to ...
Comparison of 6 DNA extraction methods for isolation of high yield of high molecular weight DNA suitable for shotgun metagenomics Nanopore sequencing to detect bacteriaAbstractBackgroundResultsConclusion
level, were specifically designed for this application and need to be assessed. Results: In this study, with different bacterial cocktail mixes, analyzed as pure or spiked in a synthetic fecal matrix, we ...
Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020
least deprived areas in terms of housing. Hotspots of housing inequalities need to be located and targeted with tailored public actions. Health Topics: Life expectancy Health and disease monitoring ...
Impact of experimental design factors on the potency of genotoxicants in in vitro test
duration, the genotoxicity of EMS was assessed after 3 and 24 h of exposure. Results were analyzed using the BMD covariate approach, also referred to as BMD potency ranking, and the outcome was compared with ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian nursing home residents and staff during the primary COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
have decreased antibody responses upon vaccination targeting other viral antigens. OBJECTIVES: As real-world data on vaccine responsiveness, we assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among ...
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Prevalence in Sheep, Wild Boar and Ticks in Belgium.
lacking, and no studies have assessed its seroprevalence in sheep. Serum samples of 480 sheep from all over Belgium and 831 wild boar hunted in Flanders (northern Belgium) were therefore screened for TBEV ...
Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium
trend toward urbanisation and the increasingly frequent occurrence of extreme weather events emphasise the need for further monitoring and understanding of weather in cities. In order to gain information ...
Introduction of WGS in food microbiology: advantages and challenges
for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) published the opinion 18-2021 regarding whole genome sequencing (WGS) for the detection of foodborne outbreaks and bacterial risk assessment. This opinion was ...
Health care costs and lost productivity costs related to excess weight in Belgium.
Average yearly health care costs and costs of absenteeism were assessed by body mass index (BMI) categories — i.e., underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m), normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m), overweight ...
Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe: a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices
Journal of Public Health, Volume 32, Issue 2, Number 296 (2022) Keywords: burden of disease European burden of disease network Non-communicable diseases Abstract: Background. Assessment of ...