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Estimates of the HIV undiagnosed population in Belgium reveals higher prevalence for MSM with foreign nationality and for geographic areas hosting big cities
HIV response. Here, we estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infections in Belgium and its distribution across geographic areas and exposure groups. Methods: We used surveillance data on newly ...
Exploring HIV-1 Transmission Dynamics by Combining Phylogenetic Analysis and Infection Timing
patients the information on genetic similarity was combined with demographic data and with information on the recency of infection. Overall, 48.3% of the patients were genetically linked with 11.4% belonging ...
High uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during early roll-out in Belgium: results from surveillance reports
Deprez; Goffard, Jean-Christophe; Sabine D. Allard; Florence, Eric; Demeester, Rémy; S. Callens; Laga, Marie Source: Sexual Health, Volume 16, Issue 1 (2019) Keywords: HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis ...
Phylogenetic analysis of the Belgian HIV-1 epidemic reveals that local transmission is almost exclusively driven by men having sex with men despite presence of large African migrant communities.
laboratory data from patients newly diagnosed between 2013 and 2015 were combined and analyzed. Characteristics of clustered patients, paired patients and patients on isolated branches in the phylogenetic tree ...
Bio-behavioural HIV and STI surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe: the Sialon II protocols.
Magdalena Rosińska; Saulius Caplinskas; Irena Klavs; Ivailo Alexiev; Alexandru Rafila Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 16 (2016) Keywords: Adult cross-sectional studies Epidemics Europe HIV Infections ...
TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies
infection by triangulating data from life history interviews, lifelines, and patient files; and (3) an acceptability and feasibility study of oral fluid sampling in community settings using ...
Four sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Belgian general practice: first results (2013-2014) of a nationwide continuing surveillance study.
Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Young adult Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To describe and explore data from the surveillance of chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts by the Belgian ...