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Exposure to lead when manufacturing cookware from scrap metal: A public health threat in the artisanal sector in DR Congo
areas without mining activities of Lubumbashi city. We collected surface dust samples of the workspaces, and blood and urine samples of the workers and residents from the sites where the workshops are ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence estimation in the adult general population in Belgium: a meta-analysis.
corresponding with 29,642 individuals. This is 46,0% of the true HCV seropositive residents. Further, based on the availability of patient information in 5 out of the 8 studies, a prevalence of 0.18% [95% CI : ...
From the discovery of the Malta fever's agent to the discovery of a marine mammal reservoir, brucellosis has continuously been a re-emerging zoonosis.
Pinnipedia prevalence Zoonoses Abstract: Brucellosis is not a sustainable disease in humans. The source of human infection always resides in domestic or wild animal reservoirs. The routes of infection are ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
milk samples. Maternal age and BMI were usually associated with higher POP concentrations. Rural residency and consumption of home-produced eggs, fatty fish and fish oil supplements were associated with ...