Publications
The democratic (media) revolution: A parallel history of political and media participation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Waves of media democratization. A brief history of contemporary participatory practices in the media sphere Vrije Universiteit Brussel
communication and participation, by distinguishing different waves of media democratization. The
article first discusses the concept of participation and some of its complexities, and then sketches a
series of intense moments of participation in and through the media in (mainly the second half) the
20th and the 21st century. At ...
[POSTER] The Grunow collection in the Natural History museum of Vienna (Austria) Meise Botanic Garden
Sources for the Study of Contemporary Belgium, 19th-21st Century Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Building knowledge, constructing histories : proceedings of the sixth International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018 KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Multicenter Study of Cronobacter sakazakii Infections in Humans, Europe, 2017 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cronobacter sakazakii has been documented as a cause of life-threating infections, predominantly in neonates. We conducted a multicenter study to assess the occurrence of C. sakazakii across Europe and the extent of clonality for outbreak detection. National coordinators representing 24 countries in Europe were requested to submit all human C. sakazakii isolates collected during 2017 to a study center in Austria. Testing at the center ...
Risk factors for influenza A(H7N9) disease--China, 2013 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: The majority of human cases of novel avian influenza A(H7N9), which emerged in China in spring 2013, include reported exposure to poultry. However, specific host and exposure risk factors for disease are unknown, yet critical to design prevention measures.
METHODS: In April-June 2013, we conducted a case-control study in 8 Chinese provinces. Patients with laboratory-confirmed A(H7N9) (n = 89) were matched by age, sex, and ...
Population-based incidence of severe acute respiratory virus infections among children aged <5 years in rural Bangladesh, June–October 2010 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Better understanding the etiology-specific incidence of severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs) in resource-poor, rural settings will help further develop and prioritize prevention strategies. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted a longitudinal study to estimate the incidence of SARIs among children in rural Bangladesh.
METHODS: During June through October 2010, we followed children aged <5 years in 67 ...