Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020

Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020

Françoise Renard , Aline Scohy , Johan Van der Heyden , Ilse Peeters, Sara Dequeker, Eline Vandael, Nina Van Goethem, Dominique Dubourg, Louise De Viron, Anne Kongs, Naïma Hammami, Brecht Devleesschauwer, André Sasse, Javiera Rebolledo Gonzalez, Natalia Bustos Sierra Eurosurveillance,

Following the science? Views from scientists on government advisory boards during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in five European countries

Following the science? Views from scientists on government advisory boards during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in five European countries

Elien Colman, Marta Wanat, Herman Goossens, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Sibyl Anthierens Abstract Introduction  In order to tackle the pandemic, governments have established various types of advisory boards to provide evidence and recommendations to policy makers. Scientists working on these boards have

Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe

Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe

Andrea E. Schmidt, Sherry Merkur, Anita Haindl, Sophie Gerkens, Coralie Gandré, Zeynep Or, Peter Groenewegen, Madelon Kroneman, Judith de Jong, Tit Albreht, Pia Vracko, Sarah Mantwill, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, Wilm Quentin, Erin Webb, Juliane Winkelmann https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.09.011 Abstract Countries with social health

Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients

Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients

Nina Van Goethem, Ben Serrien, Mathil Vandromme, Chloé Wyndham-Thomas, Lucy Catteau, Ruben Brondeel, Sofieke Klamer, Marjan Meurisse, Lize Cuypers, Emmanuel André, Koen Blot & Herman Van Oyen Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 185 (2021) Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 strains evolve continuously and accumulate

One year of laboratory-based COVID-19 surveillance system in Belgium: main indicators and performance of the laboratories (March 2020–21)

One year of laboratory-based COVID-19 surveillance system in Belgium: main indicators and performance of the laboratories (March 2020–21)

Marjan Meurisse, Adrien Lajot, Yves Dupont, Marie Lesenfants, Sofieke Klamer, Javiera Rebolledo, Tinne Lernout, Mathias Leroy, Arnaud Capron, Johan Van Bussel, Sophie Quoilin, Emmanuel Andre, Kaat Kehoe, Luc Waumans, Jos Van Acker, Olivier Vandenberg, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Ann Verdonck,

Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

Leen De Kort, Jonas Wood, Edwin Wouters & Sarah Van de Velde Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 140 (2021) Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the national COVID-19 measures might have increased potential barriers to abortion care

Spotlight influenza: Extending influenza surveillance to detect non-influenza respiratory viruses of public health relevance: analysis of surveillance data, Belgium, 2015 to 2019

Spotlight influenza: Extending influenza surveillance to detect non-influenza respiratory viruses of public health relevance: analysis of surveillance data, Belgium, 2015 to 2019

Subissi Lorenzo, Bossuyt Nathalie, Reynders Marijke, Gérard Michèle, Dauby Nicolas, Lacor Patrick, Daelemans Siel, Lissoir Bénédicte, Holemans Xavier, Magerman Koen, Jouck Door, Bourgeois Marc, Delaere Bénédicte, Quoilin Sophie, Van Gucht Steven, Thomas Isabelle, Barbezange Cyril  Eurosurveillance,  Volume 26, Issue 38, 23/Sep/2021