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Ketamine, a new (or old) kid on the block: A comprehensive three-year spatio-temporal study in Belgium through wastewater-based epidemiology
Based on reports of ketamine seizures, self-reported consumption and harmful associated health effects, there are signs of increased ketamine use. However, monitoring population-level consumption patterns ...
A survey of the representativeness and usefulness of wastewater-based surveillance systems in 10 countries across Europe in 2023
European countries in 2023, i.e. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway. All countries completed the study questionnaire about their SARS-CoV-2 WBS ...
Population health information research infrastructure—from data to public health actions
(2024) Keywords: Health Information Systems population health preparedness resilience Abstract: When the first COVID-19 cases were registered in Europe, the health information systems (HIS) of European ...
A comparison of COVID-19 incidence rates across six European countries in 2021.
Adriana Pistol; Javiera Rebolledo; Flavia Riccardo; Maximilian Riess; Rusu, Lavinia Cipriana; Didier Che; Bruno Coignard; COVID-19 Study group; COVID-19 Study Group members Source: Euro Surveill, Volume 28, ...
Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022
autocorrelation. Methods: This nationwide WBE study includes data from 40 wastewater treatment plants (WWTP s) in Belgium (02/2021–06/2022). We applied ARIMA-based modelling to assess the effect of daily flow rate, ...
Third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine closes the gap in immune response between naïve nursing home residents and healthy adults.
Breakthrough Infections COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccines Humans Immunity nursing homes Population Groups RNA, Messenger SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Nursing home residents, a frail and old population group, ...
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 ...
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: Results of the second data collection (28/09/21-23/02/22)
study population, older age was associated with a higher risk of not having antibodies in wave 2. Among the fully vaccinated, older people and people with at least one chronic disease were at higher risk ...
Prevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Potential Determinants among the Belgian Adult Population: Baseline Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
Viruses, Volume 14, Issue 5 (2022) Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; antibodies; seroprevalence; cohort; population-based study; Belgium Abstract: The prevalence of anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and potential ...
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the general population in Belgium: First results of the SalivaHIS study
p.80 (2021) Accession Number: D/2021/14.440/86 Keywords: antibodies COVID-19 health determinants population-based Seroprevalence Abstract: Key findings In the beginning of July 2021 78.1% of the ...