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De terugkeer van bof en kinkhoest: genetische microbiële evolutie, vaccinfalen of falen tot vaccinatie? KU Leuven

Corinne Vandermeulen
Influence of vaccines and vaccination on the decrease of morbidity and mortality rates due to infectious diseases can hardly be overestimated. Due to continuous and extensive use of vaccines in Western populations many infectious diseases, such as poliomyelitis, diphtheria and measles, have been reduced to near-extinction. In recent years many Western countries have been confronted with a resurgence of mumps and pertussis, despite high ...

Breastfeeding after maternal immunisation during pregnancy Universiteit Antwerpen

Kirsten Maertens, Sara De Schutter, Tessa Braeckman, Lesley Baerts, Pierre Van Damme, Ingrid De Meester, Elke Leuridan
Vaccination during pregnancy results in an augmentation of disease specific maternal antibodies. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is mainly transferred through the placenta during the third trimester of pregnancy, while secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA) is passed through breast milk. At birth, newborns are partially protected against infectious diseases by these antibodies. This review aims to provide an overview of the effect of vaccination during ...

[Physical risks whilst walking the Nijmegen Four Days Marches in 2007: electrolyte imbalance in 1 in 5 walkers]. KU Leuven

TMH Eijsvogels, DHJ Thijssen, F Poelkens, M Binkhorst, Carine Wouters, BJJW Schouwenberg, MTE Hopman
OBJECTIVE: To determine the physiological impact and health risks for walkers during the Nijmegen (the Netherlands) Four Days Marches in 2007, the largest walking event in the world with more than 45,000 participants. DESIGN: Observational study. METHODS: 66 volunteers were randomly selected and counterbalanced for distance walked and gender in this observational study. Subjects walked 30 km (n = 20; 10 men), 40 km (n = 25; 14 men) or 50 km (n = ...