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

exposure Abstract: Background: The prevalence of pollen allergy has increased due to urbanization, climate change and air pollution. The effects of green space and air pollution on respiratory health of ...

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

Abstract: For 1 year now, the world is undergoing a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most widely used method for ...

Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium

human health and well-being. However, green spaces may also emit allergenic pollen and these may trigger asthma, allergic disease, and respiratory infections.  How allergy risks in green spaces may be ...

Residing in urban areas with higher green space is associated with lower mortality risk: A census-based cohort study with ten years of follow-up

and non-accidental and cardio-respiratory mortality. Methods We linked the Belgian 2001 census to population and mortality register follow-up data (2001–2011) among adults aged 30 years and older ...

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic: how have immunology societies contributed?

presidents of 15 other national immunology societies to discuss how they and their members responded following the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Health Topics:  ...

Annual Report Belgian Cystic Fibrosis Registry 2018

del heterozygous. The main reasons for diagnosis of CF are acute or recurrent respiratory problems (41.9%) and failure to thrive (24.9%). About 19.2% were diagnosed via neonatal screening even though ...

Use of Whole Genome Sequencing Data for a First in Silico Specificity Evaluation of the RT-qPCR Assays Used for SARS-CoV-2 Detection.

human reference genome and 2624 closely related other respiratory viral genomes. The specificity of the assays was generally good and stable over time. An exception is the first method developed by the ...

Tackling cervical cancer in Europe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elisabete Source: Lancet Public Health, Volume 5, Issue 8 (2020) Keywords: Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Europe Female Humans Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: According to ...

Towards a unified classification for human respiratory syncytial virus genotypes.

twenty-three genotypes within subtype HRSV-A and six genotypes within subtype HRSV-B. Applying the genotype criteria on subsampled data sets confirmed the robustness of the method. Health Topics:  Respiratory ...

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