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Q fever across the Dutch border in Limburg province, Belgium Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Data from three different data sources were compiled to estimate the presence of Coxiella burnetii in the Belgian Limburg province for both humans and livestock. First, serological data of all samples sent to the Belgian reference centre (2003-2010) for human Q fever were analysed, showing evidence for an acute Q fever infection in 1-5% of the cases. Second, a multi-centre prospective survey was conducted in Limburg in 2010 to detect undiagnosed ...
Cryptosporidiosis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
West Nile Virus Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Canine Trypanosoma evansi infection introduced into Germany Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
A 9-year-old male Jack Russell Terrier with a history of travel to Thailand was presented with chronic lethargy, weight loss, unilateral anterior uveitis, pancytopenia, hyperglobulinemia, and proteinuria. Numerous trypomastigotes were found on a blood smear, and using molecular methods the parasite was identified as Trypanosoma evansi. After initial response to treatment, the dog experienced a relapse with central neurologic signs 88 days after ...
A national cohort of HIV-infected patients in Belgium: design and main characteristics Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Confirmation of Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium and description of morphological differences between Korean and Belgian speciments validated by molecular identification Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Bionomics of the established exotic mosquito species Aedes koreicus in Belgium, Europe Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting with cutaneous manifestations in a young man: a case report Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Foci report on indigenous Dermacentor reticulatus populations in Belgium and a preliminary study of associated babesiosis pathogens Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The occurrence of autochthonous clinical cases of canine and equine babesiosis in Belgium during the last two decades suggests that the vector of the pathogens responsible for these diseases, Dermacentor reticulatus (Ixodida: Ixodidae), may be present in this country. Consequently, evidence for the presence of this tick species in different locations within Belgium was investigated. Four different locations were monitored by flagging in 2010; ...