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Molecular and WGS-based characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Belgium (2016-2022) and MenB-FHbp vaccine coverage estimation of serogroup B.
programs could help inform public health policy. In this study, a collection of 493 strains was analysed, collected in Belgium by the National Reference Centre between 2016 and 2022. Slide agglutination was ...
Health networking on cancer in the European Union: a ‘green paper’ by the EU Joint Action on Networks of Expertise (JANE)
diseases. The European Union (EU)’s Beating Cancer Plan foresaw the addition of new health networks to the four already existing European Reference Networks on rare cancers: the Network of Comprehensive ...
Real-time cluster detection of Listeria to enhance outbreak investigation in Belgium
Belgium (2024) Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes outbreak investigation Abstract: Introduction In Belgium, the annual incidence of Listeria monocytogenes infections reported at the National Reference Centre ...
Real-time cluster detection to enhance outbreak investigation in Belgium
Reference Centre (NRC) ranges between 0.65 and 0.75 cases/100 000 inhabitants over the last ten years. An exceptional high number was notified in 2016 (0.94) mainly due to a multi-country CC8 cluster ...
be.Prepared to increase Belgian integration of health data as a way of strengthening preparedness for infectious diseases
Genomics Infectious diseases national reference centre for human microbiology Pandemic preparedness public health Surveillance Whole genome sequencing (WGS) Abstract: The Belgian Preparedness Architecture ...
be.Prepared: An architecture to increase Belgian integration of health data as a way of strengthening preparedness for infectious diseases
meningitidis, Salmonella, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Here, we present an overview of the components of the be.Prepared architecture: the central bioinformatics (BioIT) platform, the central National Reference ...
Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.
in Belgium, UZ / KU Leuven has played a crucial role as the National Reference Centre (NRC) for respiratory pathogens, to be the first Belgian laboratory to develop and implement laboratory developed ...
The Belgian Cancer Inventory: Co-creating a framework for monitoring the implementation of cancer policies and associated inequalities
burden through targeted actions. However, the uptake of those actions is not systematically monitored in every Member State. In Belgium, a country lacking an up-to-date national cancer plan, a monitoring ...
Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre
Dequeker, Elisabeth; André, Emmanuel Source: Virology Journal, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: Belgium COVID-19 High-throughput testing National reference centre QUALITY ASSURANCE SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: ...
Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of three Seegene Allplex SARS-CoV-2 assays within the VALCOR framework.
Clementina E Cocuzza; Steven Van Gucht; Marc Van Ranst; M. Arbyn Source: Microbiol Spectr (2024) Keywords: Allplex COVID-19 diagnostics test accuracy Quality Control reference materials RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 ...