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The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence Institute of Tropical Medicine Hasselt University University of Antwerp Ghent University
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is endemic worldwide but its seroprevalence varies widely. The goal of this study was to estimate the age-specific seroprevalence of CMV infection in Belgium based on two cross-sectional serological datasets from 2002 and 2006. The seroprevalence was estimated relying on diagnostic test results based on cut-off values pre-specified by the manufacturers of the tests as well as relying on mixture models applied ...
A systematic review of varicella seroprevalence in European countries before universal childhood immunization: deriving incidence from seroprevalence data Hasselt University University of Antwerp
Surveillance systems for varicella in Europe are highly heterogeneous or completely absent. We estimated the varicella incidence based on seroprevalence data, as these data are largely available and not biased by under-reporting or underascertainment. We conducted a systematic literature search for varicella serological data in Europe prior to introduction of universal varicella immunization. Age-specific serological data were pooled by country ...
High HIV-1 incidence in young women masked by stable overall seroprevalence among childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaire: estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence data Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To describe the dynamics of the HIV-1 epidemic in childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaire, by estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence studies. METHODS: In 1986 and 1989, 5937 and 4623 pregnant women, respectively, were screened for HIV-1 in Kinshasa. We estimated age-specific incidence from two seroprevalence surveys by using a birth-year cohort analysis and adjusting for differences in mortality and fertility between ...
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 2 : april 2021 Ghent University
Protocol and report of second testing round SCOPE study (Sars-COv-2 seroPrEvalence). Version 1.3, dd. 27/08/2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium : results visit 1 : februari 2021 Ghent University
Protocol and report of first testing round SCOPE study (Sars-COv-2 seroPrEvalence). Version 1.5, dd. 15/06/2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among nursing home residents and staff in Belgium in August 2021 : brief communication on preliminary results of the SCOPE study Ghent University
Brief communication: preliminary results of the SCOPE study (Sars-COv-2 seroPrEvalence). dd. 01/09/2021
Hepatitis E seroprevalence in East and West Flanders, Belgium Ghent University
Age-dependent seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in school-aged children from areas with low and high community transmission Hasselt University KU Leuven University of Antwerp
It is not yet clear to what extent SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in children reflect community transmission, nor whether infection rates differ between primary schoolchildren and young teenagers. A cross-sectional serosurvey compared the SARS-CoV2 attack-rate in a sample of 362 children recruited from September 21 to October 6, 2020, in primary (ages 6-12) or lower secondary school (ages 12-15) in a municipality with low community transmission ...
High anti-Ascaris seroprevalence in fattening pigs in Sichuan, China, calls for improved management strategies Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris suum, is an important soil-transmitted parasitic disease of pigs worldwide. It leads to significant economic losses in the pork industry, as a consequence of low feed conversion efficiency in pigs and liver condemnation at slaughter. Despite ascariasis still being widespread on pig farms in many developing and the industrialised countries, there are surprisingly limited data on porcine ascariasis in ...