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The prevalence of pathogens in ticks collected from humans in Belgium, 2021, versus 2017.
platform for the notification of tick bites (TekenNet). Ticks were morphologically identified to species and life stage level and screened using multiplex qPCR targeting, among others, Borrelia burgdorferi ...
Detection and Serological Evidence of European Bat Lyssavirus 1 in Belgian Bats between 2016 and 2018.
saliva samples and 87 blood samples were collected from bats. Saliva was subjected to RT-qPCR to identify lyssavirus infections. Additionally, an adapted lyssavirus neutralisation assay was set up for the ...
Detection and Serological Evidence of European Bat Lyssavirus 1 in Belgian Bats between 2016 and 2018
to investigate the presence of lyssaviruses in Belgium. In 2018, a total of 113 saliva samples and 87 blood samples were collected from bats. Saliva was subjected to RT-qPCR to identify lyssavirus ...
Personal characteristics and transmission dynamics associated with SARS-CoV-2 semi-quantitative PCR test results: an observational study from Belgium, 2021-2022.
PCR test (SQ- PCR) results, used as a proxy for viral load, were routinely collected after performing RT-qPCR tests. METHODS: We investigated both the personal characteristics associated with SQ- PCR ...
Influenza like-illness surveillance using a Belgian sentinel network of nursing homes: results of October 2022 onwards
questionnaire. During the flu season (as determined by the WHO: week 40-20), two nasopharyngeal samples are collected weekly per NH for viral typing with RT-qPCR. During season 2022-23 (October 2022 to September ...
Pilot market surveillance of GMM contaminations in alpha-amylase food enzyme products: A detection strategy strengthened by a newly developed qPCR method targeting a GM Bacillus licheniformis producing alpha-amylase
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Fraiture, Marie-Alice; Gobbo, Andrea; Guillitte, Chloé; Marchesi, Ugo; Verginelli, Daniela; De Greve, Joke; D'aes, Jolien; Vanneste, Kevin; N. Papazova; Roosens, Nancy H.C. Source: Food Chem ...
Intra- and interlaboratory reproducibility of the RIATOL qPCR HPV genotyping assay.
compared to a standard comparator for cervical precancer and good reproducibility. This study builds upon previous diagnostic accuracy assessments of the RIATOL HPV genotyping qPCR assay and aims to evaluate ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
for a panel of 16 different respiratory viruses with multiplex RT-qPCR. Disease severity was assessed with traditional clinical parameters and scoring systems. A total of 120 patients were included, of ...
Development of Digital Droplet PCR Targeting the Influenza H3N2 Oseltamivir-Resistant E119V Mutation and Its Performance through the Use of Reverse Genetics Mutants.
existing reverse transcriptase real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) assay, we developed a reverse transcriptase droplet digital PCR assay (RT-ddPCR) to detect and quantify the frequency of the E119V- NA mutation. ...
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Prevalence in Sheep, Wild Boar and Ticks in Belgium.
TBEV isolate, 1983 ticks collected in areas showing the highest TBEV seroprevalence in wild boars were tested by real-time qPCR. No TBEV- RNA-positive tick was detected. The results of this study suggest ...