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Ketamine, a new (or old) kid on the block: A comprehensive three-year spatio-temporal study in Belgium through wastewater-based epidemiology
Based on reports of ketamine seizures, self-reported consumption and harmful associated health effects, there are signs of increased ketamine use. However, monitoring population-level consumption patterns ...
Estimated number of lives directly saved by COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023: a retrospective surveillance study.
this retrospective surveillance study, we estimated the number of lives directly saved by age group, vaccine dose, and circulating variant-of-concern (VOC) period, regionally and nationally, using weekly ...
Impact of COVID-19 infection on lung function and nutritional status amongst individuals with cystic fibrosis: A global cohort study.
in mean ppFEV and BMI were compared using a t-test. A linear mixed-effects model was used to estimate change over time and to compare the rate of change before and after infection. RESULTS: A total of ...
NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF SARS-COV-2 IN WASTEWATER- How does WBE contribute to the global epidemiologic assessment in Belgium? (September 2020 – 2024)
how it was used to assess the global epidemiological (EPI) situation in Belgium during this period. The population covered by this program represents 42% of the Belgian population. The results presented ...
A survey of the representativeness and usefulness of wastewater-based surveillance systems in 10 countries across Europe in 2023
a widespread method to monitor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other human pathogens in Europe. We conducted a survey about WBS systems’ objectives, approaches, representativeness and usefulness in 10 invited ...
Population health information research infrastructure—from data to public health actions
Regulation, with each node being in charge of taking responsibility for compliance, minimizing the use of potentially sensitive data avoiding any personal data transmission in the federated analysis schema. The ...
BY-COVID Educational Toolkit
Introduction The aim of the BY- COVID project is to make infectious disease data accessible to scientists in laboratories, but also to anyone likely to use them, such as medical staff in hospitals or ...
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
impede the usefulness of WBE and quantitative adjustment may be required. Aim: We aimed to model the relationship between WBE data and incident COVID-19 cases, while adjusting for confounders and ...
Development of a Droplet Digital PCR to Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 in Wastewater Samples
used as a complementary method to other SARS-CoV-2 surveillance systems. It allows the emergence and spread of infections and SARS-CoV-2 variants to be monitored in time and place. This study presents an ...
Innovative Methods Used in Monitoring COVID-19 in Europe: A Multinational Study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Brigid Unim; Nienke Schutte; Martin Thissen; Luigi Palmieri Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2023) Health Topics: Coronavirus Corona ...