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Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

collection modes. This paper describes the methodological choices and results in terms of participation for the COVID-19 health surveys conducted in Belgium. Methods The COVID-19 health surveys refer to ...

Identification of Mycobacterium abscessus Subspecies by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Machine Learning.

potential for subspecies differentiation were found. Therefore, machine learning methodology has proven to be a promising approach for rapid and accurate identification of subspecies of M. abscessus using ...

Evaluating methodological approaches to assess the severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants: scoping review and applications on Belgian COVID-19 data.

and biases that researchers are confronted with and evaluate different methodological approaches to study the severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants. METHODS: We reviewed the literature to ...

Generating the evidence for risk reduction: a contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines.

diseases. As a consequence, food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) are now the preferred approach to guide the population regarding their dietary habits. However, such guidelines should be based on a high grade ...

Comparison of SNP-based subtyping workflows for bacterial isolates using WGS data, applied to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 1,4,[5],12:i:.

Salmonella; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella typhimurium; SNP; subtyping; whole genome sequencing Abstract: Whole genome sequencing represents a promising new technology for subtyping of bacterial pathogens. ...

zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases.

losses due to disease in animals are usually estimated in monetary terms. The monetary impact on animal health is not compatible with HALY approaches used to measure the impact on human health. To estimate ...

Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights: results of two pilot studies in Belgium.

respectively. The objective of this study is to develop an approach for mapping EQ-5D utilities to existing GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 DW s, allowing to predict new GBD 2010/2013 DW s based on EQ-5D utilities. ...

Methodological basics and evolution of the Belgian health interview survey 1997-2008.

methodological approach developed for the first BHIS proves to be accurate and was kept nearly unchanged throughout the following surveys. Fieldwork substitution contributes to a considerable extent to the success ...

Whole-genome-based phylogenomic analysis of the Belgian 2016-2017 influenza A(H3N2) outbreak season allows improved surveillance.

of all samples. A new approach, considering the whole genome, was investigated based on using powerful phylogenomic tools including beast and Nextstrain, which substantially improved phylogenetic ...

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