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Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium during 1 year of the COVID-19 epidemic: prospective cohort study protocol
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Niels Adriaenssens; Beatrice Scholtes; Bruyndonckx, Robin; Jan Y Verbakel; An De Sutter; Stefan Heytens; Ann Van Den Bruel; I Desombere; ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among primary healthcare providers in Belgium: a prospective cohort study with 12 months of follow-up
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Niels Adriaenssens; Beatrice Scholtes; Bruyndonckx, Robin; Pauline Van Ngoc; Jan Yvan Jos Verbakel; An De Sutter; Stefan Heytens; Ann Van ...
Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)
was an even distribution (50.2% and 48.7% respectively). Case classification 87.7% of the COVID-19 deaths in Belgium were laboratory-confirmed cases. In 2021 and 2022 around 96% of the COVID-19 deaths ...
Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population
were Belgian adults with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection and were recruited when called up for contact tracing. A total of 3039 participants were included and completed an online questionnaire at the time ...
Severity of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium.
= 1.36, 95% CI [1.03-1.68]) when infected with the B.1.1.7 variant. An age-stratified analysis showed that among the younger age group (≤65 years), the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 was significantly ...
COVID-19 contact tracing in Belgium: main indicators and performance, January- September 2021.
January 1 2021 and September 30 2021 despite an increase in cases in March-April 2021. We report high SAR, indicating that through contact tracing a large number of infections were prospectively detected. ...
Declining Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies among Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents and Staff Six Months after the Primary BNT162b2 Vaccination Campaign in Belgium: A Prospective Cohort Study
Anja Coen; Nele De Clercq; Laëtitia Buret; Coenen, Samuel; An De Sutter; Beatrice Scholtes; Jan Y Verbakel; Piet Cools; Stefan Heytens Source: Viruses, Volume 14, Issue 11 (2022) Health Topics: ...
Strategy and Performance Evaluation of Low-Frequency Variant Calling for SARS-CoV-2 Using Targeted Deep Illumina Sequencing
pathogenicity and immune escape. Targeted SARS-CoV-2 sequencing of diagnostic and wastewater samples has been explored as an epidemiological surveillance method for the competent authorities. Currently, only the ...
Vaccine Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 Vaccine in a Random National Sample of Belgian Nursing Home Staff Members
Anja Coen; Nele De Clercq; An De Sutter; Jan Y. Verbakel; Piet Cools; Stefan Heytens; Laëtitia Buret; Beatrice Scholtes Source: Vaccines, Volume 10, Issue 4 (2022) Health Topics: SARS-CoV-2 Service: ...
Pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among staff and residents of nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) in fall 2020
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Heidi Janssens; Stefan Heytens; Eline Meyers; Ellen De Schepper; An De Sutter; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Asangwing Formukong; Sara Keirse; ...