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Impact of extreme weather events on the occurrence of infectious diseases in Belgium from 2011 to 2021.
Abstract: The role of meteorological factors, such as rainfall or temperature, as key players in the transmission and survival of infectious agents is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to compare ...
Lifestyle predictors of colorectal cancer in European populations: a systematic review
Issue 1 (2024) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent cancer in Europe, with one-fifth of cases attributable to unhealthy lifestyles. Risk prediction models for ...
Personal characteristics and transmission dynamics associated with SARS-CoV-2 semi-quantitative PCR test results: an observational study from Belgium, 2021-2022.
an index case. Odds ratios for test positivity and high viral load in HREC were calculated based on the SQ- PCR result of the index case using logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, immunity ...
be.Prepared to increase Belgian integration of health data as a way of strengthening preparedness for infectious diseases
diseases The initial microbial study cases are Listeria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, Salmonella, Influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Here, we present an overview of the components of the be ...
be.Prepared: An architecture to increase Belgian integration of health data as a way of strengthening preparedness for infectious diseases
integration of health data from different sources in order to strengthen preparedness for infectious diseases. The initial microbial study cases are: Listeria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria ...
Federated causal inference based on real-world observational data sources: application to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness assessment.
aim of filling this gap and allowing a rapid response in the case of a next pandemic, a methodological framework to develop studies attempting causal inference using federated cross-national sensitive ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June 2022
respectively. In 38/40 WWTP s, variants did not explain variability in RNA levels independent of cases. Furthermore, our study shows that RNA levels can lead incident cases by at least one week in 15/40 WWTP s. ...
Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys
representativeness due to self-selection but were an important information source as there were few alternatives. Moreover, by following-up the same individuals over time it was possible to study the effect of the ...
Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020
objective of this study was to estimate the direct impact of COVID-19 in France in 2020, using DALY s to combine the population health impact of infection fatalities, acute symptomatic infections and their ...