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The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
developed for a diversity of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. It was further tested on an empirical dataset of 18 (meta)genomes of early branching Cyanobacteria, providing the most up-to-date ...
Women’s health report for Belgium: addressing the information gap
Description of the problem To address the information gap pertaining to the health of girls and women, a women’s health report for Belgium was developed. The goal of this report is to identify and highlight ...
Targeted Whole Genome Sequencing of the Capripoxvirus Genome from Clinical Tissue Samples and Lyophilized Vaccine Batches.
commercial vaccine batches in less than a week. Taking advantage of the genetic similarity of CaPVs, a set of pan-CaPVs long-range PCR s was developed that covers the entire genome with only a limited number ...
Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience.
In Belgium, these data were used to conduct a targeted and regular assessment of the epidemiological situation. In addition, management tools were developed, incorporating key indicators and ...
Automatic detection of airborne pollen: an overview
traditionally been carried out using manual methods first developed in the early 1950s. Although this technique has been recently standardised, it suffers from several draw-backs, notably data usually only being ...
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem
Keywords: Belgium epidemiology Herpes zoster recombinant zoster vaccine Vaccination Abstract: Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. The life-time risk of developing HZ is ...
Characterisation and Hazard identification of substandard and Falsified Antimicrobial Drugs. The CantiBio project 2016-2020
the Belgian customs and inspection services, aimed to provide systematic and comprehensive understanding of SF antimicrobials by developing analytical methods for monitoring SF antimicrobials and ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders, 2023
Identification of risk-outcome pairs: which health outcomes are caused by the risk factors? Quantification of the risk-outcome relation: what is the risk of developing the outcome in function of exposure? ...
Challenges in Chlamydial Serology: Insights from a Belgian and a Dutch Population Cohort.
constituted a risk population or whether the recomLine test is susceptible to cross-reaction of species-specific antibodies, thereby increasing prevalence in the Dutch cohort. We advocate for the development of ...
Maintaining the quality of vaccines through the use of standards: Current challenges and future opportunities.
practices in the development and implementation of standards. Although the use of international standards (IS s) and international units (IU s) has been an essential part of ensuring human and animal vaccine ...