Publicaties
Prevalence of asthma and COPD and blood eosinophil count in a middle-aged Belgian population Universiteit Gent
Estimating incidence and prevalence rates of chronic diseases using disease modeling KU Leuven
Prevalence and impact of self-reported irritable bowel symptoms in the general population KU Leuven
Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus and abnormal pap smears in female sex workers compared to the general population in Antwerp, Belgium Universiteit Hasselt Universiteit Antwerpen
Prevalence and characteristics of systemic conditions in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery: a retrospective study KU Leuven
Bayesian estimation of the prevalence and test characteristics (sensitivity and specificity) of two serological tests (RB and SAT-EDTA) for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in small and medium cattle holders in Ecuador Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In Ecuador, a national program for bovine brucellosis control has been in implementation since 2008. Given the costs, small- and medium-sized livestock holders are not completely committed to it. The objective of this study was to determine true prevalence (TP) of bovine brucellosis in small- and medium-sized herd populations, as well as the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the Rose Bengal (RB) test and the sero-agglutination test ...
Estimating herd prevalence on the basis of aggregate testing of animals Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
Estimating the population prevalence and force of infection directly from antibody titres Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Salmonella prevalence and persistence in industrialized poultry slaughterhouses Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek Universiteit Gent
Salmonella contamination sources and transmission routes were studied in 5 Belgian poultry slaughterhouses. Samples from the slaughter and cutting line after cleaning and disinfection were collected, as well as neck skin samples and thighs during slaughter of the first flock. In total, 680 swab and water samples were taken from the slaughter line before slaughter. In all slaughterhouses, Salmonella was notwithstanding cleaning and ...