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Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care.
22, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Belgium Communicable Disease Control COVID-19 HIV Infections Humans Pandemics Abstract: BACKGROUND: To gain insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and containment ...
Enantiomeric fraction of hexabromocyclododecanes in foodstuff from the Belgian market
(2020) Keywords: Chiral compound Enantiomer Environmental contaminant food HBCDD Abstract: Diet is considered a major route of human exposure to hexabromocyclododecane, a chiral environmental contaminant. ...
Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products
Panel identified a lowest‐observed‐adverse‐effect level of 1 mg total potato GA s/kg body weight (bw) per day as a reference point for the risk characterisation following acute exposure. In humans, no ...
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
https://www.sciensano.be/nl/biblio/risk-human-health-related-presence-perfluoroalkyl-substances-food
contributed most to the exposure. Based on available studies in animals and humans, effects on the immune system were considered the most critical for the risk assessment. From a human study, a lowest BMDL10 ...
Risk assessment of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food
paraffins feed food LCCP MCCP Risk Assessment SCCP Abstract: The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of chlorinated ...
Biological monitoring of exposure to pesticide residues among Belgian florists
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Toumi, Khaoula; Laure Joly; Christiane Vleminckx; Schiffers, Bruno Source: Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, ...
Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food
exposure. Aflatoxins are genotoxic and AFB1 can cause hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC s) in humans. The CONTAM Panel selected a benchmark dose lower confidence limit (BMDL) for a benchmark response of 10% of ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
Dewolf, Marie-Christine; François Charlet; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Joris Van Loco; Covaci, Adrian Source: Environment International, Volume 131 (2019) Keywords: brominated flame retardants Human biomonitoring ...
Human psittacosis: a review with emphasis on surveillance in Belgium.
psittacosis in humans, mainly in persons in contact with birds in either the setting of occupational or companion bird exposure. Infection is associated with a range of clinical manifestations from asymptomatic ...
Ambient Air Pollution-related Mortality in Dairy Cattle: Does It Corroborate Human Findings?
Issue 6, p.779-86 (2016) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Despite insights for humans, short-term associations of air pollution with mortality to our knowledge have never been studied in animals. We investigated the ...