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Circulation of pertussis and poor protection against diphtheria among middle-aged adults in 18 European countries.

and the European Economic Area (EEA) varies and may not reflect the real situation, while vaccine-induced protection against diphtheria and tetanus seems sufficient. We aimed to determine the ...

Seasonal variation of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: A national cohort study.

for seasonality, such as the nurse-to-patient ratio, indoor room temperature or device-utilization, need to be examined to assess areas for improving patient safety. Health Topics:  Bloodstream ...

Burden of disease methods: A guide to calculate COVID-19 Disability-Adjusted Life Years

countries, and to quantify the within-country impact of COVID-19 relative to other causes of disease and injury, sub-national areas or demographics [5]. This can be achieved by estimating summary measures of ...

4DEMON: Integrating 40 Years of Data on PCB and Metal Contamination in Marine Sediments of the Belgian Part of the North Sea

as the basis for a spatial division of the BPNS into five distinct areas with different contamination profiles. To minimize the risk of normalization errors for the metal data analyses, four ...

Salmonella prevalence and persistence in industrialized poultry slaughterhouses.

The prevalence of Salmonella in the plucking area was 10.4% (38/365) (hanging area: 5.0%, scalding tank: 5.8%, plucking machine: 17.0%); in the evisceration room, 1.5% (2/138); and in the cutting area ...

Identification of the Source for Contamination of Carcasses in a Large Pig Slaughterhouse.

identify the major source of contamination in a pig slaughterhouse, samples were collected from the clean and unclean area and isolates were further typed. Carcasses entering the clean area showed ...

Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium

Abstract: Background: Mental health disorders appear as a growing problem in urban areas. While common mental health disorders are generally linked to demographic and socioeconomic factors, little is known ...

Assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: sheep and goat pox

(95% CI: 9.8–26.8). This may increase the number of farms in thesurveillance zone, since the area would increase fourfold. Health Topics:  Animal health Santé animale Diergezondheid Service:  Exotic and ...

Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium

μg/m3) [1.255 (1.007-1.565)] on the day of the severe allergy event and with the cumulative exposure of one and two days before. Exposure to grass cover (10% area fraction) [0.655 (0.446-0.960)], forest ...

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