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Alternating patterns of seasonal influenza activity in the WHO European Region following the 2009 pandemic, 2010-2018.
season between 2010 and 2018 have been presented for the European Region for the first time. Substantial diversity exists between influenza epidemics. These data can inform prevention and control efforts ...
Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium
combining the prevention of smoking initiation with smoking cessation programs are the most effective, yielding the largest increase in healthy life years (1.9/1.7) and the largest decrease in unhealthy life ...
A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses
Abstract: Objective The re-emergence and spread of tropical viruses to new areas has raised a wave of concern worldwide. In order to treat patients at an early stage and prevent the diffusion of an outbreak, ...
A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses.
worldwide a wave of concern. To treat patients in an early stage and prevent diffusion of the outbreak, an early diagnosis, and thus fast and adequate detection, is needed. To this aim, a multiplex reverse ...
Diphtheria in Belgium: 2010-2017.
decades thanks to the use of an effective vaccine and a high level of vaccination coverage. However, the disease has still not been eradicated and continues to occur in all of Europe. In order to prevent ...
Listeria surveillance in Belgium
a consequence of active prevention campaigns targeting pregnant women. However, in 2018 a relatively high number of 11 MN cases were reported. In Belgium, listeriosis is a notifiable infectious disease, and ...
Streptococcus pyogenes infections with limited emm-type diversity in the homeless population of Brussels, 2016-2018.
population. Preventive strategies are warranted in this fragile population. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en gezondheid in kaart brengen ...
Improving Burden of Disease and Source Attribution Estimates
intervention strategies and preventing and reducing the burden of diseases in a population. This chapter outlines areas of improvement that would lead to improved estimates including enhancing foodborne disease ...
Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
Background: In 2011, the first European point prevalence study (PPS) of antimicrobial use and healthcare-associated infections (HAI s) was organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ...
Generating the evidence for risk reduction: a contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines.
is that the results are better interpretable compared with nutrients or complex dietary patterns. Such results are also easier to transfer into recommendations on primary prevention of non-communicable ...