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Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)

first two waves of the epidemic. In absolute numbers, most deaths took place in wave 2 due to its length, but the highest peak of weekly COVID-19 deaths was observed during wave 1 (1,985 deaths during ...

Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.

but limited data is available on the immune responses it induces. METHODS: In this observational cohort study, peak humoral and cellular immune responses were compared 28 days after the second and third ...

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 ...

The Relation between Perceived and Actual Understanding and Adherence: Results from a National Survey on COVID-19 Measures in Belgium.

characteristics were considered risk factors for lower adherence. It consisted of a large online survey among a sample of the population (= 2008), representative of citizens of Belgium in terms of gender, age, ...

Closing schools for SARS-CoV-2: a pragmatic rapid recommendation

were insufficient to mitigate the exponential rise of infections in October. Children were still receiving all lessons at school at that time and it was questioned whether this position was tenable. We ...

NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF SARS-COV-2 IN WASTEWATER- Last developments and results- May 2021

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance, it appears as a valuable tool for the follow-up of the epidemiological situation in Belgium. Health Topics:  Health and disease monitoring Coronavirus Surveillance de ...

Deepening of In Silico Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Detection RT-qPCR Assays in the Context of New Variants

COVID-19 diagnosis is the detection of viral RNA by RT-qPCR with a specific set of primers and probe. It is important to frequently evaluate the performance of these tests and this can be done first by an in ...

All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.

inclusion of deaths in nursing homes doubled the COVID-19 mortality rate, while adding deaths in possible cases increased it by 27%. Deaths in laboratory-confirmed cases accounted for 69% of total ...

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Economic Activity during Autumn Wave in Belgium.

SARS-CoV-2, it is preferable to apply targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on selected economic sectors, rather than a full lockdown. However, the effect of these general and sector-specific interventions ...

Performance of five rapid serological tests in mild-diseased subjects using finger prick blood for exposure assessment to SARS-CoV-2.

FP blood or serum (100% and 97.8%, respectively), its sensitivity decreases when using FP blood (76.9%) compared to serum (98.1%). CONCLUSIONS: Performances of the evaluated RST differ largely. Only ...

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