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Holography-based aerobiological monitoring: a 2-year intercomparison campaign versus the standard Hirst method in Brussels, Belgium
Keywords: pollen Abstract: Around 10% of the Belgian population is allergic to the pollen emitted by trees of the Betulaceae family (birch, alder, hazel and hornbeam) and an estimated 18% to grass pollen. To ...
Exploring anxiety and depression trends: insights from the BELHEALTH cohort 2022-2024 in Belgium
pandemic and ensuing restrictions on the mental health of the Belgian population prompted the need for a sustainable system to monitor its evolution. Repeated COVID-19 surveys were conducted between 2020 and ...
Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Belgium
a composite factor. The same indicators were calculated for the full Belgian population for comparison purposes. In a second step, a multilevel approach was considered by fitting hierarchical logistic ...
Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques (CAP) relatives aux moustiques et aux virus qu’ils transmettent dans un échantillon de la population adulte belge, 2022
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Valeska Laisnez; Marie Hermy; Ruben Brondeel; Tinne Lernout; Javiera Rebolledo Source: Sciensano, Bruxelles, p.46 (2024) Keywords: Aedes albopictus exotic mosquito K ...
Allele Frequencies of Genetic Variants Associated with Varroa Drone Brood Resistance (DBR) in Apis mellifera Subspecies across the European Continent.
non-reproduction in drone brood were discovered in a single colony from the Amsterdam Water Dune population in the Netherlands. Recently, a new study tested the applicability of these eight genetic variants for the ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in the adult population of Belgium: a general population cohort study between March 2021 and April 2022
Arch Public Health, Volume 82, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: adults antibodies Cohort study COVID-19 general population Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study assessed seroprevalence trends of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of human population studies on the association between exposure to toxic environmental chemicals and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD).
included the general adult population, workers, young people, and the elderly. The risk of bias was assessed using the ROBINS-I tool at both study and item levels. RESULTS: The systematic review included 17 ...
NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF SARS-COV-2 IN WASTEWATER- How does WBE contribute to the global epidemiologic assessment in Belgium? (September 2020 – 2024)
circulation in a population, since people infected by COVID-19 excrete particles of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. The circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in the Belgian population is monitored since September 2020 by taking ...
Decrease in meningococcal disease mortality following the introduction of MenC vaccine in Belgium
a post-vaccination period (from 2004). We calculated age-standardized mortality rates, using the standard EU population. Results Between 1993 and 2020, 395 deaths related to invasive meningococcal infection were ...
The future burden of type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a microsimulation model.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Mertens, Elly; Ocira, Junior; Sagastume, Diana; Vasquez, Maria Salve; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; Peñalvo, José L Source: Popul Health Metr, ...