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Unraveling social health inequalities during COVID-19 in Belgium: the vital role of data linkages
challenges. This case study offers insights into the development of a highly sensitive linkage between COVID-19 hospital data and information related to social and health use in Belgium. Methods The HELICON ...
Establishing disease models for the Belgian national burden of disease study: challenges and perspectives
Journal of Public Health, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_3, Lisbon, Portugal (2024) Keywords: burden of disease Abstract: Abstract The Belgian national burden of disease study (BeBOD) was launched in 2022, and ...
The burden of psoriasis in Belgium, 2021
psoriasis was assumed to be zero, in line with the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2019. We assessed three data sources containing information on existing cases with psoriasis in Belgium. Based on ...
Local approach to attributable disease burden: a case study on air pollution and mortality in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Arno Pauwels; Claire Demoury; Eva M De Clercq; Brecht Devleesschauwer * Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 25, Number 2439 (2025) Keywords: air pollution burden of disease health impact assessment ...
Metagenomics-based tracing of genetically modified microorganism contaminations in commercial fermentation products
occur frequently. Insight into the contamination source of a GMM is of crucial importance to allow the competent authorities to take appropriate action. The aim of this study was to explore the ...
Salmonella spp. as a be.Prepared Case Study for Integrating Microbial Genomic and Health Data in Public Health Surveillance
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Amber Van Laer; Florian Commans; Wesley Mattheus; An Van den Bossche; Pieter-Jan Ceyssens; Kevin Vanneste; Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker; A. Gori; Michael Kelchtermans; Kato Milis; Raf ...
Molecular and WGS-based characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Belgium (2016-2022) and MenB-FHbp vaccine coverage estimation of serogroup B.
There are twelve serogroups of N. meningitidis, but most cases of IMD are caused by serogroups A, B, C, W, X and Y. In Europe, serogroup B (MenB) accounts for 51 % of documented cases as recently reported ...
The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
taxonomy, as exemplified by our case study on Gloeobacterales. Manuscript versions: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad022 File: Version: Published Full text access: Public Access Full text ...
Evaluation of a rapid lateral flow assay for the detection of taeniosis and cysticercosis at district hospital level in Tanzania: A prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study.
Male middle aged Point-of-Care Systems Point-of-Care Testing Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Taenia solium Taeniasis Tanzania Young adult Abstract: The TS POC test, Taenia solium ...
What makes an epidemic a disaster: the future of epidemics within the EM-DAT International Disaster Database.
the lack of a standardized methodology to define what will be included under an epidemic disaster. METHODS: We conducted a sequential study that included an online survey of experts in infectious ...