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Researcher

Brecht Devleesschauwer

Awards & Distinctions

301 Results

2025

A nationwide exploration of social inequalities in cancer mortality amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic in Belgium

Yasmine KhanLaura Van den BorreDelphine De SmedtNick VerhaegheBrecht DevleesschauwerPatrick DeboosereKatrien VanthommeSylvie Gadeyne

A1 Journal Article in CANCER MEDICINE

Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium

Kim FernandezJérôme AntoineElena DamianDeborah Louise SinclairShona CosgroveBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE & ADDICTION TREATMENT

Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium : the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors

Laura Van den BorreBrecht DevleesschauwerSylvie GadeyneKatrien VanthommeDidier Willaert

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

2024

A preliminary estimate of the environmental burden of disease associated with exposure to pyrethroid insecticides and ADHD in Europe based on human biomonitoring

Anthony PureceSofie Theresa ThomsenDietrich PlassAnastasia SpyropoulouKyriaki MacheraPhilippe PalmontAmélie CrépetRafiqa BenchrihBrecht DevleesschauwerNina Wieland et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

A systematic review of studies that estimated the burden of chronic non-communicable rare diseases using disability-adjusted life years

Claudia Cruz OliveiraPeriklis CharalampousJulien DelayeDiana Alecsandra GradPavel KolkhirEnkeleint A. MechiliBrigid UnimBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A. Haagsma

A1 Journal Article in ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES

Accuracy of immunological tests on serum and urine for diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis : a systematic review

Lisa Van AckerLuz ToribioMkunde ChachageHang ZengBrecht DevleesschauwerHéctor H. GarciaSarah Gabriël[missing] on behalf of the NeuroSolve Consortium

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Area and individual level analyses of demographic and socio-economic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Belgium

Pierre HubinLaura Van den BorreToon BraeyeLisa CavillotMatthieu BilluartVeerle StoutenLéonore NasiadkaElias VermeirenIzaak Van EvercoorenBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A2 Journal Article in VACCINE: X

Cluster pattern analysis of environmental stressors and quantifying their impact on all-cause mortality in Belgium

Bram VandenindenEva M. De ClercqBrecht DevleesschauwerMartina OtavovaCatherine BoulandChristel Faes

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Excess mortality among native Belgians and migrant groups in Belgium during the first three COVID-19 waves : the evolving dynamics of social inequalities

Katrien VanthommeSylvie GadeyneBrecht DevleesschauwerLaura Van den Borre

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG

Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia : a systematic review

Vinh Hoang QuangBruno LeveckeDung Do TrungBrecht DevleesschauwerBinh Vu Thi LamKathy GoossensKatja PolmanSteven CallensPierre DornyVeronique Dermauw

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Linking animal and human health burden : challenges and opportunities = Faire le lien entre les impacts respectifs de la santé animale et humaine : défis et perspectives = Asociar el impacto de la sanidad animal y la salud humana : desafíos y oportunidades

Brecht DevleesschauwerSara Babo MartinsCarlotta Di BariChristina FastlNarmada VenkateswaranDavid Michael Pigott

A2 Journal Article in REVUE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE-OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES

Multimorbidity and frailty are associated with poorer SARS-CoV-2-related outcomes : systematic review of population-based studies

Tatjana T. MakovskiJinane GhattasStéphanie Monnier-BesnardLisa CavillotMonika AmbrožováBarbora VašinováRodrigo Feteira-SantosPeter BezzeghFelipe Ponce BollmannJames Cottam et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium : a nationwide record linkage study

Lisa CavillotJoris A F van LoenhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerChloé Wyndham-ThomasHerman Van OyenJinane GhattasKoen BlotLaura Van den BorreMatthieu BilluartNiko Speybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Standardised reporting of burden of disease studies : the STROBOD statement

Brecht DevleesschauwerPeriklis CharalampousVanessa GorassoRicardo AssunçãoHenk HilderinkJane IdavainTina LesnikMilena Santric-MilicevicElena PallariSara M. Pires et al.

A1 Journal Article in POPULATION HEALTH METRICS

The importance of estimating the burden of disease from foodborne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi

Lucy J. RobertsonArie H. HavelaarKaren H. KeddyBrecht DevleesschauwerBanchob SripaPaul R. Torgerson

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

The incremental healthcare cost associated with cancer in Belgium : a registry‐based data analysis

Vanessa GorassoStefanie VandevijvereJohan Van Der HeydenIngrid PelgrimsHenk HilderinkWilma NusselderClaire DemouryMasja SchmidtStijn VansteelandtDelphine De Smedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCER MEDICINE

The potential impact fraction of population weight reduction scenarios on non-communicable diseases in Belgium : application of the g-computation approach

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerStefanie VandevijvereEva M. De ClercqJohan van der HeydenStijn Vansteelandt

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

João Vasco SantosAlicia Padron-MonederoBoris BikbovDiana Alecsandra GradDietrich PlassEnkeleint A. MechiliFederica GazzelloniFlorian FischerGerhard SuloChe Henry Ngwa et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific premature mortality in Belgium, 1998–2019

Martina OtavovaBruno MasquelierChristel FaesLaura van den BorreBram VandenindenEva de ClercqBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Uncovering the toll of the first three COVID-19 waves : excess mortality and social patterns in Belgium

Laura Van den BorreSylvie GadeyneBrecht DevleesschauwerKatrien Vanthomme

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Unravelling demographic and socioeconomic patterns of COVID-19 death and other causes of death : results of an individual-level analysis of exhaustive cause of death data in Belgium, 2020

Lisa CavillotLaura Van den BorreKatrien VanthommeAline ScohyPatrick DeboosereBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko SpeybroeckSylvie Gadeyne

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Using priorities between human and livestock bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to identify data gaps in livestock AMR surveillance

Narmada VenkateswaranLucien R. SwetschinskiChristina FastlCarlotta Di BariNicola G. CriscuoloRanya MulchandaniCheng ZhaoTomislav MeštrovićKevin S. IkutaSara Babo Martins et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2023

A proposal for further developing fatigue-related post COVID-19 health states for burden of disease studies

Grant M. A. WyperScott A. McDonaldJuanita A. HaagsmaBrecht DevleesschauwerPeriklis CharalampousRishma MainiPierre SmithSara M. Pires

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

An EU task force to assess the burden of rare diseases

Pavel KolkhirDiana Alecsandra GradPeriklis CharalampousClaudia Cruz OliveiraEnkeleint A. MechiliBrigid UnimDavid A. PearceMarcus MaurerBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita Haagsma

A1 Journal Article in NATURE MEDICINE

Animal sources of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections in humans : a systematic review

Christina FastlHelena Cardoso de Carvalho FerreiraSara Babo MartinsJoão Sucena AfonsoCarlotta di BariNarmada VenkateswaranSara Monteiro PiresLapo Mughini-GrasBen HuntingtonJonathan Rushton et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerS. VandevijvereE. M. De ClercqVanessa GorassoJ. Van der HeydenStijn Vansteelandt

Association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and post COVID-19 condition : findings from a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

Huyen Nguyen Thi KhanhLaura CornelissenDiego Castanares-ZapateroRobby De PauwDieter Van CauterenStefaan DemarestSabine DrieskensBrecht DevleesschauwerKarin De RidderRana Charafeddine et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Burden of disease attributable to risk factors in European countries : a scoping literature review

Vanessa GorassoJoana Nazaré MorgadoPeriklis CharalampousSara M. PiresJuanita A. HaagsmaJoão Vasco SantosJane IdavainChe Henry NgwaIsabel NoguerAlicia Padron-Monedero et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Burden of infectious disease studies in Europe and the United Kingdom : a review of methodological design choices

Periklis CharalampousJuanita A. HaagsmaLea S. JakobsenVanessa GorassoIsabel NoguerAlicia Padron-MonederoRodrigo SarmientoJoão Vasco SantosScott A. McDonaldDietrich Plass et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Certainty of the global burden of disease 2019 modelled prevalence estimates for musculoskeletal conditions : a meta-epidemiological study

Javier Muñoz LagunaMilo A. PuhanFernando Rodríguez ArtalejoRobby De PauwGrant M. A. WyperBrecht DevleesschauwerJoão V. SantosCesar A. Hincapié

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms : a longitudinal study in the Belgian population

Sarah NayaniDiego Castanares-ZapateroRobby De PauwDieter Van CauterenStefaan DemarestSabine DrieskensLaura CornelissenBrecht DevleesschauwerKarin De RidderRana Charafeddine et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Comparing frailty prevalence between countries : validation of the Global Burden of Disease study Frailty Index (GBD-FI) in the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe

Mark R O’DonovanBrecht DevleesschauwerDuygu SezginAaron LiewZubair KabirRónán O’Caoimh

A1 Journal Article in AGE AND AGEING

Correction : evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium : a Markov model study protocol

Yasmine KhanNick VerhaegheRobby De PauwBrecht DevleesschauwerSylvie GadeyneVanessa GorassoYolande LievensNiko SpeybroekNancy Van DammeMiet Vandemaele et al.

Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020

Romana HaneefMyriam FayadAnne FouilletCécile SommenChristophe BonaldiGrant M. A. WyperSara Monteiro PiresBrecht DevleesschauwerAntoine RachasPanayotis Constantinou et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Environmental degradation and the increasing burden of allergic disease : the need to determine the impact of nitrogen pollution

Tobias CeulemansPaulien VerscheureCaroline ShadouhKasper Van AckerBrecht DevleesschauwerCatherine LinardNicolas DendonckerNiko SpeybroeckNicolas BruffaertsOlivier Honnay et al.

Editorial material

Estimating years of life lost due to COVID-19 over the first two years of the pandemic in Cyprus : comparisons across areas, age, and sex

Periklis CharalampousJuanita A. HaagsmaSarah CuschieriBrecht DevleesschauwerSara M. PiresSuzanne PolinderGrant M. A. WyperAmalia HatziyianniElena Pallari

A2 Journal Article in Discover Health Systems

Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium : a Markov model study protocol

Yasmine KhanNick VerhaegheRobby De PauwBrecht DevleesschauwerSylvie GadeyneVanessa GorassoYolande LievensNiko SpeybroekNancy VandammeMiet Vandemaele et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Expanding citizen engagement in the secondary use of health data : an opportunity for national health data access bodies to realise the intentions of the European health data space

Marlies SaelaertLouise MathieuWannes Van HoofBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Heidi JanssensStefan HeytensEline MeyersBrecht DevleesschauwerPiet CoolsTom Geens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Impact of environmental nitrogen pollution on pollen allergy : a scoping review

Paulien VerscheureOlivier HonnayNiko SpeybroeckRobin DaelemansNicolas BruffaertsBrecht DevleesschauwerTobias CeulemansLaura Van GervenRaf AertsRik Schrijvers

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed care of cardiovascular diseases in Europe: a systematic review

Yasmine KhanNick VerhaegheBrecht DevleesschauwerLisa CavillotSylvie GadeyneNele PauwelsLaura Van den BorreDelphine De Smedt

Inequalities in the burden of non-communicable diseases across European countries : a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

Carlos Alexandre Soares AndradeNour MahrousehJonila GabraniPeriklis CharalampousSarah CuschieriDiana Alecsandra GradBrigid UnimEnkeleint A. MechiliJosé Chen-XuBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH

Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004–2019 : a comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

Brecht DevleesschauwerAline ScohyRobby De PauwVanessa GorassoAnne KongsElias NeirynckPeter VerduycktGrant M. A. WyperLaura Van den Borre

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Measuring small-area level deprivation in Belgium : the Belgian Index of Multiple Deprivation

Martina OtavovaBruno MasquelierChristel FaesLaura Van den BorreCatherine BoulandEva De ClercqBram VandenindenAndreas De BleserBrecht Devleesschauwer

A2 Journal Article in SPATIAL AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Post COVID-19 condition and health-related quality of life : a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

Pierre SmithRobby De PauwDieter Van CauterenStefaan DemarestSabine DrieskensLaura CornelissenBrecht DevleesschauwerKarin De RidderRana Charafeddine

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease : results of a cross-sectional survey

Lisa Van WilderSophie VandepitteEls ClaysBrecht DevleesschauwerPeter PypePauline BoeckxstaensDiego SchransDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in CHRONIC ILLNESS

Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health

Judith BrusselmansAn De SutterBrecht DevleesschauwerHans VerstraelenPiet Cools

A1 Journal Article in BMC WOMENS HEALTH

Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium : protocol of the HELICON population data linkage

Robby De PauwLaura Van den BorreYouri BaeyensLisa CavillotSylvie GadeyneJinane GhattasDelphine De SmedtDavid JaminéYasmine KhanPatrick Lusyne et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Tackling obesity in Belgium : assessing the burden and modelling the impact of public health interventions

Vanessa GorassoDelphine De SmedtBrecht Devleesschauwer

The burden of breast, cervical, and colon and rectum cancer in the Balkan countries, 1990–2019 and forecast to 2030

Jovana TodorovicZeljka StamenkovicAleksandar StevanovicNatasa TerzicKatarzyna Kissimova-SkarbekFimka TozijaEnkeleint A. MechiliBrecht DevleesschauwerZorica Terzic-SupicMilena Vasic et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021

Brecht DevleesschauwerLander WillemJure JurčevićPierre SmithAline ScohyGrant M. A. WyperSara Monteiro PiresNina Van GoethemPhilippe BeutelsNicolas Franco et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

The effectiveness of food system policies to improve nutrition, nutrition-related inequalities and environmental sustainability : a scoping review

Celia BurgazVanessa GorassoWouter M. J. AchtenCarolina BatisLuciana CastronuovoAdama DioufGershim AsikiBoyd A. SwinburnMishel Unar-MunguíaBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOOD SECURITY

The global burden of neglected zoonotic diseases : current state of evidence

Carlotta Di BariNarmada VenkateswaranChristina FastlSarah GabriëlDelia GraceArie H. HavelaarBen HuntingtonGrace T. PattersonJonathan RushtonNiko Speybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in ONE HEALTH

The health and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Belgium from 2013 to 2018

Vanessa GorassoJohan Van Der HeydenRobby De PauwIngrid PelgrimsEva M. De ClercqKarin De RidderStefanie VandevijvereStijn VansteelandtBert VaesDelphine De Smedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in POPULATION HEALTH METRICS

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed care of CVD in Europe : a systematic review

Yasmine KhanNick VerhaegheBrecht DevleesschauwerL. CavillotS. GadeyneNele PauwelsL. Van den BorreDelphine De Smedt

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed care of cardiovascular diseases in Europe : a systematic review

Yasmine KhanNick VerhaegheBrecht DevleesschauwerLisa CavillotSylvie GadeyneNele PauwelsLaura Van den BorreDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES

The increasing significance of disease severity in a burden of disease framework

Grant M.A. WyperRicardo AssuncaoEilidh FletcherMichelle GourleyIan GrantJuanita A. HaagsmaHenk HilderinkJane IdavainTina LesnikElena von der Lippe et al.

Editorial material

The landscape of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo : a mapping systematic review

Nadine Kalenda KayibaEvariste Tshibangu-KabambaAngel Rosas-AguirreNatsuko KakuYu NakagamaAkira KanekoDieudonné Mvumbi MakabaDoudou Yobi MalekitaBrecht DevleesschauwerJoris Losimba Likwela et al.

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Using random-forest multiple imputation to address bias of self-reported anthropometric measures, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the Belgian health interview survey

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerStefanie VandevijvereEva M. De ClercqStijn VansteelandtVanessa GorassoJohan Van Der Heyden

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2022

A scoping review of burden of disease studies estimating disability-adjusted life years due to Taenia solium

Andrew LarkinsMieghan BruceCarlotta Di BariBrecht DevleesschauwerDavid M. PigottAmanda Ash

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes : protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies

Tatjana T MakovskiJinane GhattasStephanie Monnier BesnardMonika AmbrozovaBarbora VasinovaRodrigo Feteira-SantosPeter BezzeghFelipe Ponce BollmannJames CottamRomana Haneef et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020

Salvator MinaniBrecht DevleesschauwerAnastasie GasogoJean-Bosco NtirandekuraSarah GabriëlPierre DornyChiara Trevisan

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Belgian population norms for the EQ-5D-5L, 2018

Lisa Van WilderRana CharafeddinePhilippe BeutelsRobin BruyndonckxIrina CleemputStefaan DemarestDelphine De SmedtNiel HensAline ScohyNiko Speybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Burden of disease among older adults in Europe : trends in mortality and disability, 1990–2019

Kim Moesgaard IburgPeriklis CharalampousPeter AllebeckElsa Jonsson StenbergRónán O’CaoimhLorenzo MonastaJosé L PeñalvoDavid M PereiraGrant M A WyperVikram Niranjan et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Burden of disease of COVID-19 : strengthening the collaboration for national studies

Sara Monteiro PiresGrant M. A. WyperAnnelene WenglerJosé L. PeñalvoRomana HaneefDeclan MoranSarah CuschieriHernan G. RedondoRobby De PauwScott A. McDonald et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Burden of disease of dietary exposure to four chemical contaminants in Denmark, 2019

Sofie Theresa ThomsenLea S. JakobsenHernan G. RedondoMalene OutzenSisse FagtBrecht DevleesschauwerMax HansenFreja A. FabriciusSara M. Pires

A1 Journal Article in EXPOSURE AND HEALTH

Burden of foodborne disease due to bacterial hazards associated with beef, dairy, poultry meat, and vegetables in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, 2017

Arie H. HavelaarAmanda C. SappMirna P. AmayaGabriela F. NaneKara M. MorganBrecht DevleesschauwerDelia GraceTheo Knight-JonesBarbara B. Kowalcyk

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe : a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices

Periklis CharalampousVanessa GorassoDietrich PlassSara M PiresElena von der LippeAlibek MerekeJane IdavainKatarzyna Kissimova-SkarbekJoana Nazaré MorgadoChe Henry Ngwa et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes : results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020

Eline VandaelKatrien LatourEsma IslamajLaura Int PanisMilena CalliesFreek HaarhuisKristiaan ProesmansBrecht DevleesschauwerJaviera Rebolledo GonzalezAlice Hannecart et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020

Geert MolenberghsChristel FaesJohan VerbeeckPatrick DeboosereSteven AbramsLander WillemJan AertsHeidi TheetenBrecht DevleesschauwerNatalia Bustos Sierra et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROSURVEILLANCE

Changes in quality-adjusted life expectancy in Belgium, 2013 and 2018

Aline ScohyRana CharafeddineLisa Van WilderHerman Van OyenDelphine De SmedtBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients : a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe.

D StelzleA AbrahamM KaminskiV SchmidtR De MeijereJ BustosHH GarciaPS SahuB BobićC Cretu et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the direct health impact of COVID-19 in India, 2020

Balbir B. SinghBrecht DevleesschauwerMehar S. KhatkarMark LowerisonBaljit SinghNavneet K. DhandHerman W. Barkema

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Estimating risk factor attributable burden : challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology

Dietrich PlassHenk HilderinkHeli LehtomäkiSimon ØverlandTerje A. EikemoTaavi LaiVanessa GorassoBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Estimating the direct Disability-Adjusted Life Years associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the Republic of Ireland : the first full year

Declan Patrick MoranSara Monteiro PiresGrant M. A. WyperBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah CuschieriZubair Kabir

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia : a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Vinh Hoang QuangBruno LeveckeDung Do TrungBrecht DevleesschauwerBinh Vu Thi LamKatja PolmanSteven CallensPierre DornyVeronique Dermauw

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Health care costs and lost productivity costs related to excess weight in Belgium

Vanessa GorassoIsabelle MoyersoenJohan Van der HeydenKarin De RidderStefanie VandevijvereStijn VansteelandtDelphine De SmedtBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Health-related quality of life in persons with chronic diseases

Lisa Van WilderDelphine De SmedtEls ClaysBrecht Devleesschauwer

Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes : results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016

Katrien LatourBoudewijn CatryBrecht DevleesschauwerFrank BuntinxJan De LepeleireBéatrice Jans

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Human health and economic impact of neurocysticercosis in Uganda

Fabian DupontChiara TrevisanJoyce Moriku KaducuEmilio OvugaVeronika SchmidtAndrea S. WinklerBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Inequalities in mortality associated with housing conditions in Belgium between 1991 and 2020

Martina OtavovaChristel FaesCatherine BoulandEva De ClercqBram VandenindenThierry EggerickxJean-Paul SandersonBrecht DevleesschauwerBruno Masquelier

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Le fardeau des maladies chroniques

Brecht DevleesschauwerLisa Van Wilder

Article in a magazine

Lyme borreliosis in Belgium : a cost-of-illness analysis

Laurence GeebelenBrecht DevleesschauwerTinne LernoutKatrien TersagoYves ParmentierHerman Van OyenNiko SpeybroeckPhilippe Beutels

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020

Grant M. A. WyperEilidh FletcherIan GrantGerry McCartneyColin FischbacherOliver HardingHannah JonesMaria Teresa de Haro MoroNiko SpeybroeckBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Methodological choices in brucellosis burden of disease assessments : a systematic review

Carlotta Di BariNarmada VenkateswaranMieghan BruceChristina FastlBen HuntingtonGrace T. PattersonJonathan RushtonPaul TorgersonDavid M. PigottBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Methodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe : a systematic literature review

Periklis CharalampousElena PallariVanessa GorassoElena von der LippeBrecht DevleesschauwerSara M. PiresDietrich PlassJane IdavainChe Henry NgwaIsabel Noguer et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Non-specific symptoms and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients with Lyme borreliosis : a prospective cohort study in Belgium (2016–2020)

Laurence GeebelenTinne LernoutBrecht DevleesschauwerBenoît Kabamba-MukadiVeroniek SaegemanLeïla BelkhirPaul De MunterBénédicte DuboisRene WesthovensHerman Van Oyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Opportunities for a population-based cohort in Belgium

Nienke SchutteMarlies SaelaertPetronille BogaertKarin De RidderHerman Van OyenJohan Van Der HeydenBrecht Devleesschauwer

Editorial material

Past, present, and future trends of overweight and obesity in Belgium using Bayesian age-period-cohort models

Robby De PauwManu ClaessensVanessa GorassoSabine DrieskensChristel FaesBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Polypharmacy and health-related quality of life/psychological distress among patients with chronic disease

Lisa Van WilderBrecht DevleesschauwerEls ClaysPeter PypeSophie VandepitteDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE

Pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among staff and residents of nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) in fall 2020

Heidi JanssensStefan HeytensEline MeyersEllen De SchepperAn De SutterBrecht DevleesschauwerAsangwing FormukongSara KeirseElizaveta PadalkoTom Geens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population : results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey

Lisa Van WilderBrecht DevleesschauwerEls ClaysJohan Van Der HeydenRana CharafeddineAline ScohyDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence : a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021

Marjan MeurisseAdrien LajotBrecht DevleesschauwerDieter Van CauterenHerman Van OyenLaura Van den BorreRuben Brondeel

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Belgium : a national population-based study

Vanessa GorassoJ. Van der HeydenRobby De PauwIngrid PelgrimsK. De RidderS. VandevijvereStijn VansteelandtB. VaesDelphine De SmedtBrecht Devleesschauwer

The impact of multimorbidity patterns on health-related quality of life in the general population : results of the Belgian Health Interview Survey

Lisa Van WilderBrecht DevleesschauwerEls ClaysStefanie De BuyserJohan Van Der HeydenRana CharafeddinePauline BoeckxstaensDirk De BacquerSophie VandepitteDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

The non-fatal burden of cancer in Belgium, 2004–2019 : a nationwide registry-based study

Vanessa GorassoGeert SilversmitMarc ArbynAstrid CornezRobby De PauwDelphine De SmedtIan GrantGrant M. A. WyperBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in BMC Cancer

The state of health in Belgium, 1990–2019 : a benchmarking analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

Jinane GhattasVanessa GorassoRobby De PauwSophie ThunusNiko SpeybroeckBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Validity of self-reported air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollutants in Belgium

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerHans KeuneTim S. NawrotRoy RemmenNelly D. SaenenIsabelle ThomasVanessa GorassoJohan Van Der HeydenDelphine De Smedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018 : application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations

Polina PutrikMartina OtavovaChristel FaesBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Years of life lost methods must remain fully equitable and accountable

Grant M. A. WyperBrecht DevleesschauwerColin D. MathersScott A. McDonaldNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

2021

Assessing polypharmacy in the older population : comparison of a self‐reported and prescription based method

Johan Van der HeydenFinaba BereteFrançoise RenardJohan VanoverloopBrecht DevleesschauwerKarin De RidderOlivier Bruyère

A1 Journal Article in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY

Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy and relevance of a novel ELISA system developed for seroepidemiologic surveys of Helicobacter pylori infection in African settings

Evariste Tshibangu-KabambaBui Hoang PhucVo Phuoc TuanKartika Afrida FauziaAugustin Kabongo-TshibakaNadine Kalenda KayibaAngel Rosas-AguirreBrecht DevleesschauwerAlain Cimuanga-MukanyaPatrick de Jésus Ngoma Kisoko et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerMadeleine GuyotHans KeuneTim S. NawrotRoy RemmenNelly D. SaenenSonia TrabelsiIsabelle ThomasRaf Aerts et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Burden of disease methods : a guide to calculate COVID-19 disability-adjusted life years

Grant M. A. WyperRicardo M. A. AssunçãoEdoardo ColzaniIan GrantJuanita A. HaagsmaGiske LagerweijElena Von der LippeScott A. McDonaldSara M. PiresMichael Porst et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Burden of foodborne diseases : think global, act local

Sara M PiresBinyam N DestaLapo Mughini-GrasBlandina T MmbagaOlanrewaju E FayemiElsa M SalvadorTesfaye GobenaShannon E MajowiczTine HaldPeter S Hoejskov et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE

Burden of non-communicable diseases in Cyprus, 1990–2017 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

Periklis CharalampousElena PallariStefanos TyrovolasNicos MiddletonMary EconomouBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A. Haagsma

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Care-seeking behaviour and socio-economic burden associated with uncomplicated malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Nadine Kalenda KayibaDoudou Malekita YobiBrecht DevleesschauwerDieudonné Makaba MvumbiPius Zakayi KabututuJoris Losimba LikwelaLydie Azama KalindulaPatrick De MolMarie-Pierre HayetteGeorges Lelo Mvumbi et al.

A1 Journal Article in MALARIA JOURNAL

Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe– a feasible challenge?

Sarah CuschieriElena PallariNatasa TerzicAla’a AlkerwiRannveig SigurvinsdottirInga Dora SigfusdottirBrecht Devleesschauwer

Editorial material

Consumer and food product determinants of food wasting : a case study on chicken meat

Margot Cooreman-AlgoedFien MinnensLieselot BooneKyara BottermanSue Ellen TaelmanWim VerbekeBrecht DevleesschauwerChristine Yung HungJo Dewulf

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Cost–DALY comparison of hip replacement care in 12 Belgian hospitals

Fabian DehanneMaximilien GourdinBrecht DevleesschauwerBenoit BihinPhilippe Van WilderBertrand MareschalPol LeclercqMagali Pirson

A2 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN QUALITY

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

Françoise RenardAline ScohyJohan Van Der HeydenIlse PeetersSara DequekerEline VandaelNina Van GoethemDominique DubourgLouise De VironAnne Kongs et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROSURVEILLANCE

Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year

Sarah CuschieriNeville CallejaBrecht DevleesschauwerGrant M. A. Wyper

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Evaluation of the added value of viral genomic information for predicting severity of influenza infection

Nina Van GoethemAnnie RobertNathalie BossuytLaura A. E. Van PoelvoordeSophie QuoilinSigrid C. J. De KeersmaeckerBrecht DevleesschauwerIsabelle ThomasKevin VannesteNancy H. C. Roosens et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of the usefulness of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in a context with increased resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in Kingasani Hospital, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Nadine Kalenda KayibaDoudou Malekita YobiVanessa Rodanis Kouoneyou TchakounangDieudonné Makaba MvumbiPius Zakayi KabututuBrecht DevleesschauwerErick Sompwe MukomenaPatrick De MolMarie-Pierre HayetteGeorges Lelo Mvumbi et al.

A1 Journal Article in INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Global Burden of Animal Diseases : a novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture

Ben HuntingtonTheresa M. BernardoMelba Bondad-ReantasoMieghan BruceBrecht DevleesschauwerWilliam GilbertDelia GraceArie HavelaarMario HerreroThomas L. Marsh et al.

A2 Journal Article in Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'OIE

Health expectancies in the European Union : same concept, different methods, different results

João Vasco SantosJoão VianaBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A HaagsmaCristina Costa SantosWalter RicciardiAlberto Freitas

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Integration of various dimensions in food-based dietary guidelines via mathematical approaches : report of a DGE/FENS Workshop in Bonn, Germany, 23–24 September 2019

Anne Carolin SchäferAnnemarie SchmidtAngela BechtholdHeiner BoeingBernhard WatzlNicole DarmonBrecht DevleesschauwerThomas HeckeleiSara Monteiro PiresPerrine Nadaud et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Living with a chronic disease : insights from patients with a low socioeconomic status

Lisa Van WilderPeter PypeFien MertensElke RammantEls ClaysBrecht DevleesschauwerPauline BoeckxstaensDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in BMC FAMILY PRACTICE

Occurrence of ‘gang of five’ Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroups on Belgian dairy cattle farms by overshoe sampling

Frederik EngelenDamien ThiryBrecht DevleesschauwerJacques MainilLieven De ZutterEric Cox

A1 Journal Article in LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Pathogenic potential of Escherichia coli O157 and O26 isolated from young Belgian dairy calves by recto-anal mucosal swab culturing

Frederik EngelenDamien ThiryBrecht DevleesschauwerMarc HeyndrickxJacques MainilLieven De ZutterEric Cox

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Prevalence and virulence potential of ‘gang of five’ Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) on dairy cattle farms and assessment of heterologous vaccination to reduce faecal excretion of STEC O26:H11 in calves

Frederik EngelenEric CoxLieven De ZutterJacques MainilBrecht Devleesschauwer

Recommendations to plan a national burden of disease study

Romana HaneefJürgen SchmidtAnne GallayBrecht DevleesschauwerIan GrantAlexander RommelGrant MA WyperHerman Van OyenHenk HilderinkThomas Ziese et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Risk factors and their contribution to population health in the European Union (EU-28) countries in 2007 and 2017

João Vasco SantosVanessa GorassoJúlio SouzaGrant M A WyperIan GrantVera PinheiroJoão VianaWalter RicciardiJuanita A HaagsmaBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Roll-out of the global burden of animal diseases programme

J RushtonB HuntingtonW GilbertM HerreroP R TorgersonA P M ShawM BruceT L MarshD L PendellT M Bernardo et al.

Editorial material

Spatial and molecular mapping of Pfkelch13 gene polymorphism in Africa in the era of emerging Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin : a systematic review

Nadine K KayibaDoudou M YobiEvariste Tshibangu-KabambaVo P TuanYoshio YamaokaBrecht DevleesschauwerDieudonné M MvumbiEmile Okitolonda WemakoyPatrick De MolGeorges L Mvumbi et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Taenia solium Cysticercosis/Taeniosis in Europe and Central Asia

Chiara TrevisanSarah GabriëlPierre DornyBrecht Devleesschauwer

Bookchapter in Neglected tropical diseases : Europe and Central Asia

Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19 : a summary of the unCoVer protocol

José L. PeñalvoElly MertensEnisa AdemovićSeval AkgunAna Lúcia BaltazarDora BuonfrateMiran ČokloBrecht DevleesschauwerPaula Andrea Diaz ValenciaJoão C. Fernandes et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Use of health care services by people with substance use disorders in Belgium : a register-based cohort study

Luk Van BaelenEls PlettinckxJérôme AntoineKarin De RidderBrecht DevleesschauwerLies Gremeaux

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol

Ingrid PelgrimsBrecht DevleesschauwerK. DoggenS. VandevijvereE. M. De ClerqStijn VansteelandtJ. Van der Heyden

2020

Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations : an individual-based modeling approach

Scott A. McDonaldJuanita A. HaagsmaAlessandro CassiniBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Belgian population norms for the EQ-5D-5L, 2013 and 2018

Lisa Van WilderDelphine De SmedtP BeutelsI CleemputJ BilckeN SpeybroeckJ Van der HeydenHerman Van OyenR CharaffedineBrecht Devleesschauwer

Effects of ‘The Vicious Worm’ educational software on Taenia solium knowledge among key pork supply chain workers in Zambia

Victor VaernewyckKabemba Evans MwapeChishimba MubangaBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlChiara Trevisan

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Epidemiology and surveillance of human (neuro)cysticercosis in Europe : is enhanced surveillance required?

Annette AbrahamVeronika SchmidtMiriam KaminskiDominik StelzleRobert De MeijereJavier BustosPriyadarshi Soumyaranjan SahuHector Hugo GarciaBranko BobićCarmen Cretu et al.

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia

Ramon M. EichenbergerLian F. ThomasSarah GabriëlBranco BobićBrecht DevleesschauwerLucy J. RobertsonAnastasios SaratsisPaul R. TorgersonUffe C. BraaeVeronique Dermauw et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

European burden of disease network : strengthening the collaboration

Brecht Devleesschauwer

Editorial material

Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease : study protocol of a cross-sectional survey

Lisa Van WilderEls ClaysBrecht DevleesschauwerPeter PypePauline BoeckxstaensDiego SchransDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Identification of Shigatoxigenic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli serotypes in healthy young dairy calves in Belgium by recto-anal mucosal swabbing

Audrey HabetsFrederik EngelenJean-Noël DuprezBrecht DevleesschauwerMarc HeyndrickxLieven De ZutterDamien ThiryEric CoxJacques Mainil

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY SCIENCES

Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to low back pain in Malta

Sarah CuschieriGrant M. A. WyperNeville CallejaVanessa GorassoBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Modelling for Taenia solium control strategies beyond 2020

Matthew A DixonUffe C BraaePeter WinskillBrecht DevleesschauwerChiara TrevisanInge Van DammeMartin WalkerJonathan I D HamleySylvia N RamiandrasoaVeronika Schmidt et al.

A1 Journal Article in BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice : a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019

Nina Van GoethemMarc J. StruelensSigrid C. J. De KeersmaeckerNancy H. C. RoosensAnnie RobertSophie QuoilinHerman Van OyenBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Perceptions and acceptability of piloted Taenia solium control and elimination interventions in two endemic communities in eastern Zambia

Emma HobbsKabemba Evans MwapeAndrew M. PhiriMoses MambweRichard MamboSéverine ThysGideon ZuluMwelwa ChembensofuChiara TrevisanInge Van Damme et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES

Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe : a burden of disease analysis

Grant M. A. WyperRicardo AssunçãoSarah CuschieriBrecht DevleesschauwerEilidh FletcherJuanita A. HaagsmaHenk B. M. HilderinkJane IdavainTina LesnikElena Von der Lippe et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Potential elimination of active Taenia solium transmission in Africa

Sarah GabriëlKabemba E. MwapeEmma C. HobbsBrecht DevleesschauwerInge Van DammeGideon ZuluChembensofu MwelwaChishimba MubangaMaxwell MasukuMoses Mambwe et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium

Martina OtavovaHerman Van OyenRenata TC YokotaRana CharafeddineLuk JoossensGeert MolenberghsWilma J NusselderHendriek C BoshuizenBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Reflections on key methodological decisions in national burden of disease assessments

Elena von der LippeBrecht DevleesschauwerMichelle GourleyJuanita HaagsmaHenk HilderinkMichael PorstAnnelene WenglerGrant WyperIan Grant

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Superficial mycoses in Belgium : burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption

Pierre BeckerPauline LecerfJulie ClaereboudtBrecht DevleesschauwerAnn PackeuMarijke Hendrickx

A1 Journal Article in MYCOSES

The burden of legionnaires’ disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017

Christina FastlBrecht DevleesschauwerDieter van CauterenAdrien LajotMathias LeroyValeska LaisnezCarole SchirvelRomain MahieuDenis PierardCharlotte Michel et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Valuing the years of life lost due to COVID-19 : the differences and pitfalls

Brecht DevleesschauwerScott A. McDonaldNiko SpeybroeckGrant M. A. Wyper

Editorial material

2019

A comprehensive catalogue of EQ-5D scores in chronic disease : results of a systematic review

Lisa Van WilderElke RammantEls ClaysBrecht DevleesschauwerNele PauwelsDelphine De Smedt

A comprehensive catalogue of EQ-5D scores in chronic disease : results of a systematic review

Lisa Van WilderElke RammantEls ClaysBrecht DevleesschauwerNele PauwelsDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

A novel approach to optimize vitamin D intake in Belgium through fortification based on representative food consumption data

Isabelle MoyersoenBrecht DevleesschauwerArnold DekkersJanneke Verkaik-KloostermanKarin De RidderStefanie VandevijvereJean TafforeauHerman Van OyenCarl LachatJohn Van Camp

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

A probabilistic approach for risk-benefit assessment of food substitutions : a case study on substituting meat by fish

Sofie Theresa ThomsenWaldo de BoerSara M PiresBrecht DevleesschauwerSisse FagtRikke AndersenMorten PoulsenHilko van der Voet

A1 Journal Article in FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Associating sporadic, foodborne illness caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli with specific foods : a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

Brecht DevleesschauwerSara Monteiro PiresIan YoungAlex GillShannon E Majowicz

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015 : a population-level modelling analysis

Alessandro CassiniLiselotte Diaz HögbergDiamantis PlachourasAnnalisa QuattrocchiAna HoxhaGunnar Skov SimonsenMélanie Colomb-CotinatMirjam E KretzschmarBrecht DevleesschauwerMichele Cecchini et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bayesian evaluation of three serological tests for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Bangladesh

AKMA RahmanSuzanne SmitBrecht DevleesschauwerP KostoulasEmmanuel AbatihC SaegermanM ShamsuddinD BerkvensNK DhandMP Ward

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017

Laurence GeebelenDieter Van CauterenBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah MoreelsKatrien TersagoHerman Van OyenNiko SpeybroeckTinne Lernout

A1 Journal Article in TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES

Effects of ‘The Vicious Worm’ educational tool on Taenia solium knowledge retention in Zambian primary school students after one year

Emma HobbsKabemba Evans MwapeBrecht DevleesschauwerInge Van DammeMeryam KritDirk BerkvensGideon ZuluMoses MambweMwelwa ChembensofuChiara Trevisan et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa

Emilie HendrickxLian F ThomasPierre DornyBranko BobićUffe Christian BraaeBrecht DevleesschauwerRamon M EichenbergerSarah GabriëlAnastasios SaratsisPaul R Torgerson et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in central and western Asia and the Caucasus

Paul R TorgersonAida M AbdybekovaGulnara MinbaevaZhanna ShapiyevaLian F ThomasVeronique DermauwBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlPierre DornyUffe Christian Braae et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in the Middle East and North Africa

Anastasios SaratsisSmaragda SotirakiUffe C BraaeBrecht DevleesschauwerVeronique DermauwRamon M EichenbergerLian F ThomasBranko BobićPierre DornySarah Gabriël et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018)

Chiara TrevisanSmaragda SotirakiMinerva Laranjo-GonzálezVeronique DermauwZiqi WangAge KärssinAleksandar CvetkovikjAndrea S. WinklerAnnette AbrahamBranko Bobić et al.

Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals : arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury

Herman J GibbAaron BarchowskyDavid BellingerP Michael BolgerClark CarringtonArie H HavelaarShilpi OberoiYu ZangKeri O’LearyBrecht Devleesschauwer

Editorial material

Estimation of the worldwide seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohamed ZuhairSuzanne SmitGabriel WallisFaiz JabbarColette SmithBrecht DevleesschauwerPaul Griffiths

A1 Journal Article in REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011 : a census-based study

Françoise RenardBrecht DevleesschauwerHerman Van OyenSylvie GadeynePatrick Deboosere

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Global and regional source attribution of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections using analysis of outbreak surveillance data

Sara M PiresShannon MajowiczAlexander GillBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Global burden of cancer and coronary heart disease resulting from dietary exposure to arsenic, 2015

Shilpi OberoiBrecht DevleesschauwerHerman J GibbAaron Barchowsky

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015

Clark CarringtonBrecht DevleesschauwerHerman J GibbP Michael Bolger

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from prenatal exposure to methylmercury, 2015

David C BellingerBrecht DevleesschauwerKeri O’LearyHerman J Gibb

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Global burden of late-stage chronic kidney disease resulting from dietary exposure to cadmium, 2015

Yu ZangBrecht DevleesschauwerP Michael BolgerEmily GoodmanHerman J Gibb

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Global burden of melioidosis in 2015 : a systematic review and data synthesis

Emma BirnieHarjeet S VirkJelmer SavelkoelRene SpijkerEric BertheratDavid AB DanceDirek LimmathurotsakulBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A HaagsmaW Joost Wiersinga

A1 Journal Article in LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Global disease burden of pathogens in animal source foods, 2010

Min LiArie H HavelaarSandra HoffmannTine HaldMartyn D KirkPaul R TorgersonBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Intake of 12 food groups and disability-adjusted life years from coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer in 16 European countries

Lukas SchwingshacklSven KnüppelNathalie MichelsCarolina SchwedhelmGeorg HoffmannKhalid IqbalStefaan De HenauwHeiner BoeingBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Kritik an Population Attributable Fraction bei genauerem Hinsehen nicht gerechtfertigt

D PlaßM TobollikBrecht DevleesschauwerE GrillB HoffmannJ HurraßN KünzliA PetersD RothenbacherA Schneider et al.

A1 Journal Article in GESUNDHEITSWESEN

Monitoring health inequalities when the socio-economic composition changes : are the slope and relative indices of inequality appropriate? : results of a simulation study

Françoise RenardBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko SpeybroeckPatrick Deboosere

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Sero-epidemiological status and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam

Suzanne SmitBinh Thi Lam VuDung Trung DoQuan Ha DoHuy Quang PhamNiko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerElizaveta PadalkoEllen RoetsPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Status and potential of bacterial genomics for public health practice : a scoping review

Nina Van GoethemTine DescampsBrecht DevleesschauwerNancy HC RoosensNele AM BoonHerman Van OyenAnnie Robert

A1 Journal Article in IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

Strategies for tackling Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review and comparison of transmission models, including an assessment of the wider Taeniidae family transmission models

Matthew A DixonUffe C BraaePeter WinskillMartin WalkerBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlMaria-Gloria Basáñez

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Taenia solium control in Zambia : the potholed road to success

Sarah GabriëlKE MwapeIK PhiriBrecht DevleesschauwerPierre Dorny

A2 Journal Article in PARASITE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL

The World Health Organization 2030 goals for Taenia solium : insights and perspectives from transmission dynamics modelling

the CystiTeam Group for Epidemiology and Modelling of Taenia solium Taeniasis/CysticercosisBrecht DevleesschauwerInge Van DammeSarah Gabriël

A2 Journal Article in GATES OPEN RESEARCH

The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014

Theofilos PapadopoulosSofieke KlamerStephanie JacquinetBoudewijn CatryAmber LitzrothLaure MortgatPavlos MamourisJaviera RebolledoBert VaesDieter Van Cauteren et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006 : a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence

Suzanne SmitSteven AbramsPierre DornyNiko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerVeronik HutseHilde JansensHeidi TheetenPhilippe BeutelsNiel Hens

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Welke voedingsmiddelen hebben de grootste impact op de volksgezondheid in België?

Brecht DevleesschauwerGui De Backer

A4 Journal Article in FOOD SCIENCE & LAW

2018

Assessing polypharmacy in the general older population : comparison of findings from a health survey and health insurance data

Johan Van Der HeydenFrançoise RenardFinaba BereteJean TafforeauBrecht Devleesschauwer

Assessment of the societal cost of Taenia solium in Angónia district, Mozambique

Chiara TrevisanBrecht DevleesschauwerNicolas PraetAlberto PondjaYunus Amade AssanePierre DornyStig Milan ThamsborgPascal MagnussenMaria Vang Johansen

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Burden and risk assessment of foodborne disease

Brecht DevleesschauwerRobert L ScharffBarbara B KowalcykArie H Havelaar

Bookchapter in Food safety economics : incentives for a safer food supply

Burden and risk assessment of foodborne parasites

Brecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyChristel FaesArie H HavelaarPaul R TorgersonNiko Speybroeck

Bookchapter in Foodborne parasites

Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016 : a benchmarking analysis based on the global burden of disease 2016 study

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutHerman Van OyenNiko SpeybroeckBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Cost effectiveness of a community based prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition programme in Mumbai slums, India

S GoudetA JayaramanS ChananiD OsrinBrecht DevleesschauwerB BoginN MadiseP Griffiths

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Country report: the Belgian National Burden of Disease Study 2020

Brecht Devleesschauwer

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries : comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerJoshua A SalomonHeather TurnerAlessandro CassiniEdoardo ColzaniNiko SpeybroeckSuzanne PolinderMirjam E KretzschmarArie H Havelaar et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Do current fortification and supplementation programs assure adequate intake of fat-soluble vitamins in Belgian infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and lactating women?

Isabelle MoyersoenCarl LachatKoenraad CuypersKarin De RidderBrecht DevleesschauwerJean TafforeauStefanie VandevijvereMargot VansteenlandBruno De MeulenaerJohn Van Camp et al.

A1 Journal Article in NUTRIENTS

Economic impact of bovine cysticercosis and taeniosis caused by Taenia saginata in Belgium

Famke JansenPierre DornyChiara TrevisanVeronique DermauwMinerva Laranjo-GonzálezAlberto AllepuzCéline DupuyMeryam KritSarah GabriëlBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology and economic impact of bovine cysticercosis and taeniosis caused by Taenia saginata in northeastern Spain (Catalonia)

Minerva Laranjo-GonzálezBrecht DevleesschauwerFamke JansenPierre DornyCéline DupuyAna Requena-MéndezAlberto Allepuz

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in southern and eastern Africa

Veronique DermauwPierre DornyUffe Christian BraaeBrecht DevleesschauwerLucy J RobertsonAnastasios SaratsisLian F Thomas

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis : a systematic review of the distribution in the Americas

Uffe Christian BraaeLian F ThomasLucy J RobertsonVeronique DermauwPierre DornyArve Lee WillinghamAnastasios SaratsisBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation

Branko BobićLian F ThomasOlgica Djurković DjakovićBrecht DevleesschauwerVeronique DermauwPierre DornyUffe Christian BraaeLucy RobertsonAnastasios SaratsisRamon Eichenberger et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : eastern Europe

Chiara TrevisanSmaragda SotirakiMinerva Laranjo-GonzálezVeronique DermauwZiqi WangAge KärssinAleksandar CvetkovikjAndrea S WinklerAnnette AbrahamBranko Bobić et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Food groups and risk of colorectal cancer

Lukas SchwingshacklCarolina SchwedhelmGeorg HoffmannSven KnüppelAnne Laurre PreterreKhalid IqbalAngela BechtholdStefaan De HenauwNathalie MichelsBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER

Generating the evidence for risk reduction : a contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines

Lukas SchwingshacklSabrina SchlesingerBrecht DevleesschauwerGeorg HoffmannAngela BechtholdCarolina SchwedhelmKhalid IqbalSven KnüppelHeiner Boeing

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY

Improved methods to capture the total societal benefits of zoonotic disease control : demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of an integrated control programme for Taenia solium, soil transmitted helminths and classical swine fever in northern Lao PDR

Walter O OkelloAnna L OkelloPhouth InthavongTassilo TiemannAmmaly PhengsivaloukBrecht DevleesschauwerAlexandra ShawJohn Allen

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Improving burden of disease and source attribution estimates

Barbara B KowalcykSara M PiresElaine ScallanArchana LamichhaneArie H HavelaarBrecht Devleesschauwer

Bookchapter in Food safety economics : incentives for a safer food supply

Investigating the risk-benefit balance of substituting red and processed meat with fish in a Danish diet

Sofie Theresa ThomsenSara Monteiro PiresBrecht DevleesschauwerMorten PoulsenSisse FagtKarin Hess YgilRikke Andersen

A1 Journal Article in FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia

Emma HobbsKabemba Evans MwapeInge Van DammeDirk BerkvensGideon ZuluMoses MambweMwelwa ChembensofuIsaac Khozozo PhiriMaxwell MasukuEmmanuel Bottieau et al.

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Prioritisation of food-borne parasites in Europe, 2016

Martijn BouwknegtBrecht DevleesschauwerHeather GrahamLucy J RobertsonJoke WB van der Giessen

A1 Journal Article in EUROSURVEILLANCE

Public health risks associated with food‐borne parasites

Kostas KoutsoumanisAna AllendeAvelino Alvarez‐OrdóñezDeclan BoltonSara Bover‐CidMarianne ChemalyRobert DaviesAlessandra De CesareLieve HermanFriederike Hilbert et al.

A1 Journal Article in EFSA JOURNAL

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and livestock in the mainland of China : a systematic review and hierarchical meta-analysis

Huifang DengBrecht DevleesschauwerMingyuan LiuJianhua LiYongning WuJoke WB van der GiessenMarieke Opsteegh

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Egyptian sheep and goats

Yara M Al-KappanyIbrahim E AbbasBrecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyMalgorzata JennesEric Cox

A1 Journal Article in BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH

Taenia solium from a community perspective : preliminary costing data in the Katete and Sinda districts in Eastern Zambia

Emma HobbsKabemba E MwapeBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlMwelwa ChembensofuMoses MambweIsaac K PhiriMaxwell MasukuGideon ZuluAngela Colston et al.

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

The global burden of foodborne disease

Brecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A HaagsmaMarie-Josée J MangenRobin J LakeArie H Havelaar

Bookchapter in Food safety economics : incentives for a safer food supply

True malaria prevalence in children under five : Bayesian estimation using data of malaria household surveys from three sub-Saharan countries

Elvire MfueniBrecht DevleesschauwerAngel Rosas-AguirreCarin Van MalderenPatrick T BrandtBernhards OgutuRobert W SnowLéon TshiloloDejan ZurovacDieter Vanderelst et al.

A1 Journal Article in MALARIA JOURNAL

Welfare-adjusted life years (WALY) : a novel metric of animal welfare that combines the impacts of impaired welfare and abbreviated lifespan

Kendy Tzu-Yun TengBrecht DevleesschauwerCharline Maertens De NoordhoutPeter BennettPaul D McGreevyPo-Yu ChiuJenny-Ann LML ToribioNavneet K Dhand

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

zDALY : an adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases

Paul R TorgersonSimon RüeggBrecht DevleesschauwerBernadette Abela-RidderArie H HavelaarAlexandra PM ShawJonathan RushtonNiko Speybroeck

A2 Journal Article in ONE HEALTH

2017

Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods : findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation

Sandra HoffmannBrecht DevleesschauwerWilly AspinallRoger CookeTim CorriganArie HavelaarFrederick AnguloHerman GibbMartyn KirkRobin Lake et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Burden of salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and listeriosis : a time series analysis, Belgium, 2012 to 2020

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A HaagsmaArie H HavelaarSophie BertrandOlivier VandenbergSophie QuoilinPatrick T BrandtNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in EUROSURVEILLANCE

Cost-effectiveness of screening for active cases of tuberculosis in Flanders, Belgium

Suzanne SmitLudwig ApersWouter Arrazola de OnatePhilippe BeutelsPierre DornyAn-Marie ForierKristien JanssensJean MacqRuud MakSandrina Schol et al.

A1 Journal Article in BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Disability weights for chronic mercury intoxication resulting from gold mining activities : results from an online pairwise comparisons survey

Nadine StecklingBrecht DevleesschauwerJulia WinkelnkemperFlorian FischerBret EricsonAlexander KrämerClaudia HornbergRichard FullerDietrich PlassStephan Bose-O’Reilly

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s

Françoise RenardBrecht DevleesschauwerSylvie GadeyneJean TafforeauPatrick Deboosere

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe

Minerva Laranjo-GonzalezBrecht DevleesschauwerChiara TrevisanAlberto AllepuzSmaragda SotirakiAnnette AbrahamMariana Boaventura AfonsoJoachim BlocherLuis CardosoJose Manuel Correia da Costa et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Gender and educational differences in the association between smoking and health-related quality of life in Belgium

Rana CharafeddineStefaan DemarestIrina CleemputHerman Van OyenBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Health and economic burden of Campylobacter

Brecht DevleesschauwerMartijn BouwknegtMarie-Josée J MangenArie H Havelaar

Bookchapter in Campylobacter : features, detection, and prevention of foodborne disease

High relative humidity pre-harvest reduces post-harvest proliferation of Salmonella in tomatoes

Brecht DevleesschauwerMassimiliano MarvasiMihai C GiurcanuGeorge J HochmuthNiko SpeybroeckArie H HavelaarMax Teplitski

A1 Journal Article in FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Intake of fat-soluble vitamins in the Belgian population : adequacy and contribution of foods, fortified foods and supplements

Isabelle MoyersoenBrecht DevleesschauwerArnold DekkersKarin de RidderJean TafforeauJohn Van CampHerman Van OyenCarl Lachat

A1 Journal Article in NUTRIENTS

Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights : results of two pilot studies in Belgium

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerLeslie GielensMarjanne HD PlasmansJuanita A HaagsmaNiko Speybroeck

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin

Uffe Christian BraaeBrecht DevleesschauwerFortune SitholeZiqi WangArve Lee Willingham

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Prenatal diagnosis and prevention of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam : study protocol

Suzanne SmitThi Lam Binh VuTrung Dung DoNiko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerElizaveta PadalkoEllen RoetsPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Present status of laboratory diagnosis of human taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe

MA Gómez-MoralesT GárateJ BlocherBrecht DevleesschauwerSuzanne SmitV SchmidtMJ PerteguerA LudovisiE PozioPierre Dorny et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Public health impact of congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium, 2013 : a systematic review and data synthesis

Suzanne SmitElizaveta PadalkoJos Van AckerNiel HensPierre DornyNiko SpeybroeckBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Re-visiting the detection of porcine cysticercosis based on full carcass dissections of naturally Taenia solium infected pigs

Mwelwa ChembensofuKE MwapeInge Van DammeEmma HobbsIK PhiriM MasukuG ZuluA ColstonAL WillinghamBrecht Devleesschauwer et al.

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Risk ranking of foodborne parasites : state of the art

Brecht DevleesschauwerMartijn BouwknegtPierre DornySarah GabriëlArie H HavelaarSophie QuoilinLucy J RobertsonNiko SpeybroeckPaul R TorgersonJoke WB van der Giessen et al.

A2 Journal Article in FOOD AND WATERBORNE PARASITOLOGY

Taenia solium in Europe : still endemic?

Brecht DevleesschauwerAlberto AllepuzVeronique DermauwMaria V. JohansenMinerva Laranjo-GonzálezSuzanne SmitSmaragda SotirakiChiara TrevisanNicola A. WardropPierre Dorny et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA TROPICA

The societal cost of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Tanzania

Chiara TrevisanBrecht DevleesschauwerVeronika SchmidtAndrea Sylvia WinklerWendy HarrisonMaria Vang Johansen

A1 Journal Article in ACTA TROPICA

Trends in educational inequalities in premature mortality in Belgium between the 1990s and the 2000s : the contribution of specific causes of deaths

Françoise RenardSylvie GadeyneBrecht DevleesschauwerJean TafforeauPatrick Deboosere

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Zooprophylaxis as a control strategy for malaria caused by the vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) : a systematic review

Abebe AsaleLuc DuchateauBrecht DevleesschauwerGerdien HuismanDelenasaw Yewhalaw

A1 Journal Article in INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY

2016

Comorbidities and factors associated with central nervous system infections and death in non-perinatal listeriosis : a clinical case series

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerAlain Maertens de NoordhoutJoachim BlocherJuanita A HaagsmaArie H HavelaarNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cost-effectiveness analysis in melanoma detection: a transition model applied to dermoscopy

Isabelle TrommeCatherine LegrandBrecht DevleesschauwerUlrike LeiterStefan SuciuAlexander EggermontLaurine SacréJean-François BaurainLuc ThomasPhilippe Beutels et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

CystiSim : an agent-based model for Taenia solium transmission and control

Uffe Christian BraaeBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlPierre DornyNiko SpeybroeckPascal MagnussenPaul TorgersonMaria Vang Johansen

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe : a systematic review

Minerva Laranjo-GonzálezBrecht DevleesschauwerSarah GabriëlPierre DornyAlberto Allepuz

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Epidemiology, impact and control of rabies in Nepal : a systematic review

Brecht DevleesschauwerArjun AryalBarun Kumar SharmaAnita AleAnne DeclercqStephanie DeprazTara Nath GaireGyanendra GongalSurendra KarkiBasu Dev Pandey et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Melanoma burden by melanoma stage : assessment through a disease transition model

Isabelle TrommeCatherine LegrandBrecht DevleesschauwerUlrike LeiterStefan SuciuAlexander EggermontJulie FrancartFrédéric CalayJuanita A HaagsmaJean-François Baurain et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. cysts from cattle, camels, goats and pigs in Ethiopia

Worku TigreBenti DeresaAdane HaileSarah GabriëlBjorn VictorJani Van PeltBrecht DevleesschauwerJozef VercruyssePierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

One Health research and training and government support for One Health in South Asia

Joanna S McKenzieRojan DahalManish KakkarNitish DebnathMahmudur RahmanSithar DorjeeKhalid NaeemTikiri WijayathilakaBarun Kumar SharmaNasir Maidanwal et al.

A2 Journal Article in INFECTION ECOLOGY & EPIDEMIOLOGY

Research synthesis methods in an age of globalized risks: lessons from the global burden of foodborne disease expert elicitation

Tine HaldFred AnguloWan Mansor Bin HamzahDavid BellingerRobert BlackNilanthi de SilvaDörte DöpferArie HavelaarHerman GibbFumiko Kasuga et al.

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Serological evidence of type 2 (North American genotype) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Nepal

Barun Kumar SharmaSalina ManandharBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION

The impact of individual-level heterogeneity on estimated infectious disease burden : a simulation study

Scott A McDonaldBrecht DevleesschauwerJacco Wallinga

A1 Journal Article in POPULATION HEALTH METRICS

Toxoplasma gondii in stranded marine mammals from the North Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean : findings and diagnostic difficulties

Norbert van de VeldeBrecht DevleesschauwerMardik LeopoldLineke BegemanLonneke IJsseldijkSjoukje HiemstraJooske IJzerAndrew BrownlowNicholas DavisonJan Haelters et al.

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Trypanosoma cruzi : time for international recognition as a foodborne parasite

Lucy J RobertsonBrecht DevleesschauwerBelkisyolé Alarcón de NoyaOscar Noya GonzálezPaul R Torgerson

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

World Health Organization estimates of the relative contributions of food to the burden of disease due to selected foodborne hazards : a structured expert elicitation

Tine HaldWilly AspinallBrecht DevleesschauwerRoger CookeTim CorriganArie H HavelaarHerman J GibbPaul R TorgersonMartyn D KirkFrederick J Angulo et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2015

Aetiology-specific estimates of the global and regional incidence and mortality of diarrhoeal diseases commonly transmitted through food

Sara M PiresChrista L Fischer-WalkerClaudio F LanataBrecht DevleesschauwerAron J HallMartyn D KirkAna S DuarteRobert E BlackFrederick J Angulo

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Assessing disability weights based on the responses of 30,660 people from four European countries

Juanita A HaagsmaCharline Maertens de NoordhoutSuzanne PolinderTheo VosArie H HavelaarAlessandro CassiniBrecht DevleesschauwerMirjam E KretzschmarNiko SpeybroeckJoshua A Salomon

A1 Journal Article in POPULATION HEALTH METRICS

Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence in global burden of disease studies

Scott A McDonaldBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko SpeybroeckNiel HensNicolas PraetPaul R TorgersonArie H HavelaarFelicia WuMarlène TremblayErmias W Amene et al.

A1 Journal Article in BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study

Joshua A SalomonJuanita A HaagsmaAdrian DavisCharline Maertens de NoordhoutSuzanne PolinderArie H HavelaarAlessandro CassiniBrecht DevleesschauwerMirjam KretzschmarNiko Speybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH

Human migration and pig/pork import in the European Union : what are the implications for Taenia solium infections?

Sarah GabriëlMaria Van JohansenEdoardo PozioSuzanne SmitBrecht DevleesschauwerAlberto AllepuzElias PapadopoulosJoke van der GiessenPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Isolation and seroprevalence of Aeromonas spp. among common food animals slaughtered in Nagpur, Central India

Tanuja KGM GowdaVishwanatha Reddy Avalakuppa Papi ReddyBrecht DevleesschauwerNandkishor N ZadeSandeep P ChaudhariWaqar A KhanShilpa V ShindeArchana R Patil

A1 Journal Article in FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE

Mathematical inference on helminth egg counts in stool and its applications in mass drug administration programmes to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis in public health

Bruno LeveckeRoy M AndersonDirk BerkvensJohannes CharlierBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko SpeybroeckJozef VercruysseStefan Van Aelst

A1 Journal Article in Advances in Parasitology

Methodological framework for World Health Organization estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease

Brecht DevleesschauwerJuanita A HaagsmaFrederick J AnguloDavid C BellingerDana ColeDörte DöpferAamir FazilEric M FèvreHerman J GibbTine Hald et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

National studies as a component of the World Health Organization initiative to estimate the global and regional burden of foodborne disease

Robin J LakeBrecht DevleesschauwerGeorge NasinyamaArie H HavelaarTanja KuchenmüllerJuanita A HaagsmaHelen H JensenNasreen JessaniCharline Maertens de NoordhoutFrederick J Angulo et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Needs and expectations regarding risk ranking in the food chain: a pilot survey amongst decision makers and stakeholders

Niko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerPieter DepoorterJeroen DewulfDirk BerkvensXavier Van HuffelClaude Saegerman

A1 Journal Article in FOOD CONTROL

Neurocysticercosis in Europe : need for a One Health approach

Brecht DevleesschauwerSuzanne SmitPierre DornyJoke W van der GiessenSarah Gabriël

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPEDIATRICS

ParaCalc®: open access web tools to support the control of parasitic diseases in cattle

Johannes CharlierBruno LeveckeBrecht DevleesschauwerFiona Vande VeldeSien VerschaveEdwin ClaereboutJozef Vercruysse

Prevalence and associated risk factors of Toxocara vitulorum infections in buffalo and cattle calves in three provinces of Central Cambodia

Pierre DornyBrecht DevleesschauwerValérie Stoliaroff-PépinMeas SothyRortana CheaBunthon CheaHor SourloingSum SamuthSeth KongKoemseang Nguong et al.

A1 Journal Article in KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and the co-distribution with schistosomiasis in Africa

Uffe Christian BraaeChristopher F SaarnakSamson MukaratirwaBrecht DevleesschauwerPacal MagnussenMaria Vang Johansen

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

The burden of zoonoses in Nepal

Brecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

The low global burden of trichinellosis: evidence and implications

Brecht DevleesschauwerNicolas PraetNiko SpeybroeckPaul R TorgersonJuanita A HaagsmaKris De SmetK Darwin MurrellEdoardo PozioPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010 : a data synthesis

Paul R TorgersonBrecht DevleesschauwerNicolas PraetNiko SpeybroeckArve Lee WillinghamFumiko KasugaMohamed B RokniXiao-Nong ZhouEric M FèvreBanchop Sripa et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS MEDICINE

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 22 foodborne bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases, 2010 : a data synthesis

Martyn D KirkSara M PiresRobert E BlackMarisa CaipoJohn A CrumpBrecht DevleesschauwerDörte DöpferAamir FazilChrista L Fischer-WalkerTine Hald et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS MEDICINE

World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of four foodborne chemical toxins, 2010 : a data synthesis [version 1]

Herman GibbBrecht DevleesschauwerP Michael BolgerFelicia WuJanine EzendamJulie CliffMarco ZeilmakerPhilippe VergerJohn PittJanis Baines et al.

A2 Journal Article in F1000RESEARCH

World Health Organization global estimates and regional comparisons of the burden of foodborne disease in 2010

Arie H HavelaarMartyn D KirkPaul R TorgersonHerman J GibbTine HaldRobin J LakeNicolas PraetDavid C BellingerNilanthi R de SilvaNeyla Gargouri et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS MEDICINE

2014

Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease

Brecht DevleesschauwerArie H HavelaarCharline Maertens de NoordhoutJuanita A HaagsmaNicolas PraetPierre DornyLuc DuchateauPaul R TorgersonHerman Van OyenNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach

Brecht DevleesschauwerArie H HavelaarCharline Maertens de NoordhoutJuanita A HaagsmaNicolas PraetPierre DornyLuc DuchateauPaul R TorgersonHerman Van OyenNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Taenia asiatica: a systematic review

Anita AleBjorn VictorNicolas PraetSarah GabriëlNiko SpeybroeckPierre DornyBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in PARASITES & VECTORS

Health-related quality of life in patients with melanoma expressed as utilities and disability weights

Isabelle TrommeBrecht DevleesschauwerPhilippe BeutelsPauline RichezAlice LeroyJean-François BaurainFrank CornelisClaude BertrandNathalie LegrandJerome Degueldere et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Incidence of human Taenia solium larval infections in an Ecuadorian endemic area : implications for disease burden assessment and control

Marco Coral AlmeidaRichar Rodríguez-HidalgoMaritza Celi-ErazoHéctor Hugo GarcíaSilvia RodríguezBrecht DevleesschauwerWashington Benítez-OrtizPierre DornyNicolas Praet

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium : opportunities and constraints

Brecht DevleesschauwerCharline Maertens de NoordhoutSuzanne SmitLuc DuchateauPierre DornyClaudia SteinHerman Van OyenNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Selective use of sequential digital dermoscopy imaging allows a cost reduction in the melanoma detection process : a Belgian study of patients with a single or a small number of atypical nevi

Isabelle TrommeBrecht DevleesschauwerPhilippe BeutelsPauline RichezNicolas PraetLaurine SacréLiliane MarotPascal Van EeckhoutIvan TheateJean-François Baurain et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The burden of parasitic zoonoses in Nepal : a systematic review

Brecht DevleesschauwerAnita AlePaul TorgersonNicolas PraetCharline Maertens de NoordhoutBasu Dev PandeySher Bahadur PunRob LakeJozef VercruysseDurga Datt Joshi et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

The disability adjusted life years (DALYs) and economic burden due to haemophilia in Belgium

Séverine HenrardBrecht DevleesschauwerPhilippe BeutelsMichael CallensFrank De SmetCedric HermansNiko Speybroeck

The global burden of listeriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerFrederick J AnguloGeert VerbekeJuanita A HaagsmaMartyn D KirkArie H HavelaarNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The health and economic burden of haemophilia in Belgium: a rare, expensive and challenging disease

Séverine HenrardBrecht DevleesschauwerPhilippe BeutelsMichael CallensFrank De SmetCedric HermansNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES

Toxoplasma gondii in marine mammals

Norbert van de VeldeBrecht DevleesschauwerStéphane De CraeyeJames BarnettLineke BegemanAndrew BrownlowNick DavisonJooske IjzerThierry JauniauxSjoukje Hiemstra et al.

2013

An agent-based model of exposure to human toxocariasis : a multi-country validation

Kirezi KanobanaBrecht DevleesschauwerKatja PolmanNiko Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in PARASITOLOGY

Can we develop farm-specific models for assessing the cost/benefits of TST approaches?

Johannes CharlierBrecht DevleesschauwerMariska van der VoortJozef Vercruysse

Complexities in using sentinel pigs to study Taenia solium transmission dynamics under field conditions

Brecht DevleesschauwerArjun AryalJayaraman TharmalingamDurga Datt JoshiSuman RijalNiko SpeybroeckSarah GabriëlBjorn VictorPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach

Brecht DevleesschauwerNicolas PraetPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

Global burden of listeriosis

Charline Maertens de NoordhoutBrecht DevleesschauwerFred J AnguloJuanita A HaagsmaArie H HavelaarNiko Speybroeck

Misclassification errors in prevalence estimation: Bayesian handling with care

Niko SpeybroeckBrecht DevleesschauwerLawrence JosephDirk Berkvens

Editorial material

Seroprevalence of zoonotic parasites in pigs slaughtered in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal

Brecht DevleesschauwerMathieu PruvotDurga Datt JoshiStéphane De CraeyeMalgorzata JennesAnita AleAlma WelinskiSanjyoti LamaArjun AryalBjorn Victor et al.

A1 Journal Article in VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Simulation models for socioeconomic inequalities in health : a systematic review

Niko SpeybroeckCarine Van MalderenSam HarperBirgit MüllerBrecht Devleesschauwer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Simulation models for socioeconomic inequalities in health: a systematic review

Niko SpeybroeckCarine Van MalderenSam HarperBirgit MüllerBrecht Devleesschauwer

Understanding the burden of disease in Nepal : a call for local evidence

Brecht DevleesschauwerAnita AleLuc DuchateauPierre DornyRob LakePurushottam DhakalSher Bahadur PunBasu Dev PandeyNiko Speybroeck

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEPAL HEALTH RESEARCH COUNCIL

What are disability-adjusted life years?

Nicolas PraetBrecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

2012

Assessment of mechanical nociception thresholds in lame versus non-lame sows with two methods

Elena NalonDominiek MaesBrecht DevleesschauwerSam MilletMiriam Van RietGeert JanssensFrank Tuyttens

Assessment of the health and the economic burden of haemophilia in Belgium: a rare, very expensive and largely unknown disease with multiple public health challenges

Séverine HenrardCedric HermansBrecht DevleesschauwerNiko Speybroeck

Epidemiology of Taenia solium in Nepal: is it influenced by the social characteristics of the population and the presence of Taenia asiatica?

Brecht DevleesschauwerArjun AryalDurga Datt JoshiSuman RijalJeevan Bahadur SherchandNicolas PraetNiko SpeybroeckLuc DuchateauJozef VercruyssePierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Estimating the prevalence of infections in vector populations using pools of samples

Niko SpeybroeckChristopher J WilliamsKora Brice LafiaBrecht DevleesschauwerDirk Berkvens

A1 Journal Article in MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY

Le 'DALY Calculator' : une interface graphique pour le calcul des DALYs en R

Brecht DevleesschauwerArie HavelaarJuanita HaagsmaNicolas PraetPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

The economic effects of whole-herd versus selective anthelmintic treatment strategies in dairy cows

Johannes CharlierBruno LeveckeBrecht DevleesschauwerJozef VercruysseHenk Hogeveen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Unravelling the burden of parasitic zoonoses in Nepal

Brecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

Élucidation du fardeau des zoonoses parasitaires au Népal

Brecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck

2011

Intraventricular Taenia solium neurocysticercosis : a report of three cases

Basant PantBrecht DevleesschauwerPrabin ShresthaIsha ShresthaNicolas PraetPierre Dorny

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEPAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The economic effects of blanket versus selective anthelmintic treatment strategies in dairy cows

Johannes CharlierBruno LeveckeBrecht DevleesschauwerJozef VercruysseHenk Hoogeveen

Unravelling the burden of parasitic zoonoses in Nepal

Brecht DevleesschauwerPierre DornyLuc DuchateauNiko Speybroeck