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Estimation of hepatitis E virus (HEV) pig seroprevalence using ELISA and Western blot and comparison between human and pig HEV sequences in Belgium.
of special concern, particularly in high income countries were waterborne infections are less frequent than in developing countries. High HEV seroprevalences can be found in European pig populations ...
Pathways of human exposure to cobalt in Katanga, a mining area of the D.R. Congo.
Congo) revealed elevated cobalt (Co) exposure in the general population. This study was designed to identify the Co exposure routes for the non-occupationally exposed population in that area. The ...
Molecular characterization of Belgian pseudorabies virus isolates from domestic swine and wild boar.
herpesvirus 1, also called pseudorabies virus (PRV). In several European countries, including Belgium, the virus has successfully been eradicated from the domestic swine population. The presence of PRV in the ...
Eradicating rabies at source.
disease threatens some populations of endangered wildlife. This is particularly unfortunate, given that effective means of prevention exist. As Her Royal Highness Princess Haya of Jordan pointed out in ...
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Belgium: Report 2014
a more frail and older patient population, increased use of antibiotics that trigger the infection, and the emergence of virulent strains. This report summarises the different sources of data available to ...
Epidémiologie des infections à Clostridium difficile en Belgique: Rapport 2014
augmentation a été attribuée à de multiples facteurs: une augmentation de l’utilisation de certains antibiotiques, une augmentation de la population présentant des facteurs de risque (les personnes âgées), et ...
A urinary protein biomarkers panel to discriminate progressive from non-progressive chronic kidney disease using a targeted proteomics method
Follow general general population General-population Group High risk HIGH-RISK hospital INFORMATION IS Kidney Literature Marker Markers Mass measurement method methods MODEL models objectives ON Patient ...
Using mortality follow-up of surveys to estimate social inequalities in healthy life years.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Rana Charafeddine; Nicolas Berger; Stefaan Demarest; Herman Van Oyen Source: Popul Health Metr, Volume 12, p.13 (2014) Abstract: ...
Hospitalizations of cancer patients in the last month of life: quality indicator scores reveal large variation between four European countries in a mortality follow-back study.
General practice Hospitalization Humans ITALY Male middle aged Neoplasms Netherlands Palliative Care Population Surveillance Practice Patterns, Physicians' Quality Indicators, Health Care Spain ...
Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change.
population data for Belgium were provided by Statistics Belgium, while data for international comparisons were extracted from the WHO mortality database. Age-adjusted mortality rates and Person Year of Life ...