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Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020
post-acute consequences, in 28 days (baseline) up to 140 days, following the initial infection. METHODS: National mortality, COVID-19 screening, and hospital admission data were used to calculate DALY s based ...
European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance For Belgium (EARSBE, EARSBE-URI, EARSBE-AMR)- Data call 2022, including case and data definitions, and instructions for participating laboratories.
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Karl Mertens; Katrien Latour; Louise Vaes Source: Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium, p.21 (2023) Accession Number: r D/2023.14.440/24 Keywords: Acute care hospitals Antim ...
Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium.
However, the available data seem to indicate that self-testing was mostly used for indications outside of official recommendations. If and how this affected the control of the epidemic remains unknown. ...
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
Whereas 59% of HIC s regularly monitored wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 variants, only 13% of LMIC s did so. Most programmes share their wastewater data internally, with partnering organisations, but not ...
Risk Factors Associated with Severe RSV Infection in Infants: What Is the Role of Viral Co-Infections?
until February 2020, we prospectively included children up to 2 years old presenting with an acute LRTI, both ambulatory and hospitalized. We collected clinical data and tested nasopharyngeal secretions ...
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
of AMR and the multi-sector response to the global AMR threat. This study provides a comprehensive baseline data set essential for future molecular surveillance. Health Topics: Health and disease ...
Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium: protocol of the HELICON population data linkage
Belgium Cohort Studies COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing Humans Pandemics SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Data linkage systems have proven to be a powerful tool in support of combating and managing the COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 pandemic response in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: methods, participation and recommendations of a longitudinal cross-border study
regulations Meuse-Rhine Euroregion Pandemic preparedness Pandemic response Prospective longitudinal studies SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Comparative data collection in transborder areas can contribute to ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among fully vaccinated adults in Belgium
a documented COVID-19 infection) factors associated with the first and second booster uptake. Methods We used individually-linked data from the Belgian COVID-19 vaccine registry and the COVID-19 test database to ...
A new data collection system for Epilabo: the network of sentinel laboratories
Cauteren Source: Scientific Seminar Infectious Diseases, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium (2023) Keywords: Data collection Data linkage Digital health Laboratory network Pandemic preparedness Abstract: ...