Review
Clinical Neurology
Ryan Ta, Benjamin N. Blond
Summary: Neurocysticercosis is a common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and is often associated with pigs as an intermediate host. This review explores its epidemiology and common risk factors in endemic regions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Inadequate regulation of pig farms, poor sanitation, water contamination, and limited resources contribute to the prevalence of the disease. Effective limitation of neurocysticercosis can be achieved by addressing these common risk factors.
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dominik Stelzle, Annette Abraham, Miriam Kaminski, Veronika Schmidt, Robert De Meijere, Javier A. Bustos, Hector Hugo Garcia, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu, Branko Bobic, Carmen Cretu, Peter Chiodini, Veronique Dermauw, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Pierre Dorny, Ana Fonseca, Sarah Gabriel, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Minerva Laranjo-Gonzalez, Achim Hoerauf, Ewan Hunter, Ronan Jambou, Maja Jurhar-Pavlova, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Smaragda Sotiraki, Chiara Trevisan, Manuela Vilhena, Naomi F. Walker, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler
Summary: This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and management of patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) diagnosed and treated in Europe. A systematic search of published and unpublished data on NCC cases in Europe from 2000 to 2019 was conducted, and demographic, clinical, and radiological information was extracted for each case. The results showed that the majority of NCC patients had a travel or migration history, with most cases originating from or traveling to Latin America, Africa, or Asia. Treatment varied depending on cyst location and number, but overall, the outcome was favorable for the majority of cases.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mirak Raj Angdembe, Anil Sigdel, Mahesh Paudel, Nilaramba Adhikari, Kamal Tara Bajracharya, Thomas Christopher How
Summary: The modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among young women aged 15-24 years is low but similar to the national level. Improving sexual and reproductive health programs, increasing knowledge and self-efficacy for contraception, and reducing barriers to contraceptive uptake are crucial for this population.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alison K. Cohen, Emily J. Ozer, David H. Rehkopf, Barbara Abrams
Summary: The study found a weak association between high school socioeconomic composition and obesity and self-rated health at age 40. After including adult educational attainment in the model, only the association between high school socioeconomic composition and obesity remained statistically significant. Future research should explore potential mechanisms and whether similar findings apply to other populations and school contexts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
George Pro, Clare C. Brown, O'Dell Johnson, Brooke E. E. Montgomery, Nick Zaller
Summary: The integration of multiple ancillary services into mental health treatment settings may improve outcomes. However, there is a lack of national studies that examine the equitable distribution of comprehensive services. We conducted a study using the 2020 National Mental Health Services Survey and found that facilities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic clientele had lower probabilities of offering comprehensive and integrated services. Our findings shed light on upstream factors related to treatment disparities and highlight the role of structural racism and inequities in mental healthcare.
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Vinh Hoang Quang, Bruno Levecke, Dung Do Trung, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Binh Vu Thi Lam, Katja Polman, Steven Callens, Pierre Dorny, Veronique Dermauw
Summary: This systematic review aims to gather recent information on the distribution and prevalence of Fasciola spp. infections in humans, animals, and plant carriers in Southeast Asia. The study will report the primary outcomes of the prevalence of Fasciola spp. in human and animal hosts, as well as in plant carriers, along with the risk factors for occurrence of Fasciola spp. Descriptive statistical analysis and meta-analysis will be conducted to estimate the prevalence of human and animal fascioliasis in Southeast Asia.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dominik Stelzle, Annette Abraham, Miriam Kaminski, Veronika Schmidt, Robert De Meijere, Javier A. Bustos, Hector Hugo Garcia, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu, Branko Bobic, Carmen Cretu, Peter Chiodini, Veronique Dermauw, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Pierre Dorny, Ana Fonseca, Sarah Gabriel, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Minerva Laranjo-Gonzalez, Achim Hoerauf, Ewan Hunter, Ronan Jambou, Maja Jurhar-Pavlova, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Smaragda Sotiraki, Chiara Trevisan, Manuela Vilhena, Naomi F. Walker, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler
Summary: This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and management of patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) diagnosed and treated in Europe. A systematic search of published and unpublished data on NCC cases in Europe from 2000 to 2019 was conducted, and demographic, clinical, and radiological information was extracted for each case. The results showed that the majority of NCC patients had a travel or migration history, with most cases originating from or traveling to Latin America, Africa, or Asia. Treatment varied depending on cyst location and number, but overall, the outcome was favorable for the majority of cases.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Periklis Charalampous, Juanita A. Haagsma, Lea S. Jakobsen, Vanessa Gorasso, Isabel Noguer, Alicia Padron-Monedero, Rodrigo Sarmiento, Joao Vasco Santos, Scott A. McDonald, Dietrich Plass, Grant M. A. Wyper, Ricardo Assuncao, Elena von der Lippe, Balazs Adam, Ala'a AlKerwi, Jalal Arabloo, Ana Lucia Baltazar, Boris Bikbov, Maria Borrell-Pages, Iris Brus, Genc Burazeri, Serafeim C. Chaintoutis, Jose Chen-Xu, Nino Chkhaberidze, Seila Cilovic-Lagarija, Barbara Corso, Sarah Cuschieri, Carlotta Di Bari, Keren Dopelt, Mary Economou, Theophilus Emeto, Peter Fantke, Florian Fischer, Alberto Freitas, Juan Manuel Garcia-Gonzalez, Federica Gazzelloni, Mika Gissler, Artemis Gkitakou, Hakan Gulmez, Sezgin Gunes, Sebastian Haller, Romana Haneef, Cesar A. Hincapie, Paul Hynds, Jane Idavain, Milena Ilic, Irena Ilic, Gaetano Isola, Zubair Kabir, Maria Kamusheva, Pavel Kolkhir, Naime Meric Konar, Polychronis Kostoulas, Mukhtar Kulimbet, Carlo La Vecchia, Paolo Lauriola, Miriam Levi, Marjeta Majer, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Lorenzo Monasta, Stefania Mondello, Javier Munoz Laguna, Evangelia Nena, Edmond S. W. Ng, Paul Nguewa, Vikram Niranjan, Iskra Alexandra Nola, Ronan O'Caoimh, Marija Obradovic, Elena Pallari, Mariana Peyroteo, Vera Pinheiro, Nurka Pranjic, Miguel Reina Ortiz, Silvia Riva, Cornelia Melinda Adi Santoso, Milena Santric Milicevic, Tugce Schmitt, Niko Speybroeck, Maximilian Sprugel, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Aleksandar Stevanovic, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Fimka Tozija, Brigid Unim, Hilal Bektas Uysal, Orsolya Varga, Milena Vasic, Rafael Jose Vieira, Vahit Yigit, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sara M. Pires
Summary: This systematic literature review provides an overview of studies applying the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) concept for infectious diseases in European countries. Among the 105 included studies, food- and water-borne diseases were the most frequently studied. The number of burden of infectious disease studies has increased over time, but there is less consensus in methodological approaches.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kim Moesgaard Iburg, Periklis Charalampous, Peter Allebeck, Elsa Jonsson Stenberg, Ronan O'Caoimh, Lorenzo Monasta, Jose L. Penalvo, David M. Pereira, Grant M. A. Wyper, Vikram Niranjan, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Juanita Haagsma
Summary: This study examines the development of disease burden among older adults in Europe over the last 30 years. The results indicate an overall increase in disease burden among older Europeans, especially in Western Europe. Eastern Europe experienced a decrease in DALYs between 2006 and 2013. There are significant differences in DALY rates among regions and genders, with cardiovascular diseases being the major contributor to changes in YLL rates.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Romana Haneef, Myriam Fayad, Anne Fouillet, Cecile Sommen, Christophe Bonaldi, Grant M. A. Wyper, Sara Monteiro Pires, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Antoine Rachas, Panayotis Constantinou, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Nathalie Beltzer, Anne Gallay
Summary: Based on the data from France in 2020, COVID-19 had a substantial impact on population health. Mortality was the main burden, accounting for 99% of the total burden, while years lived with disability (YLD) only accounted for 1%. Post-acute consequences made a significant contribution to the YLD component of the disease burden.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Sarah Gabriel, Pierre Dorny, Ganna Saelens, Veronique Dermauw
Summary: This manuscript provides an overview of important zoonotic foodborne parasites and their presence in different food chains. It discusses examples of meat-borne parasites in livestock and wildlife, as well as fish-borne parasites, highlighting the risk posed by the consumption of raw and ready-to-eat meat, fish, and vegetables. The manuscript also emphasizes the impact of increased contact between wildlife, livestock, and humans on food safety, and the need for integrated, multipathogen, and multidisciplinary approaches in diagnostics and control/prevention.
Letter
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pavel Kolkhir, Diana Alecsandra Grad, Periklis Charalampous, Claudia Cruz Oliveira, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Brigid Unim, David A. Pearce, Marcus Maurer, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Juanita Haagsma
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Judith Brusselmans, An De Sutter, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Hans Verstraelen, Piet Cools
Summary: This review examines the association between symptomatic bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the emotional, sexual, and social health of women. The results suggest that symptomatic BV may have an impact on the emotional, sexual, and social well-being of women, but more evidence is needed to determine the extent of this association.
Article
Microbiology
Yesenia Castillo, Luz M. M. Toribio, Carolina Guzman, Gianfranco Arroyo, Cindy Espinoza, Herbert Saavedra, Javier A. A. Bustos, Pierre Dorny, Seth E. E. O'Neal, Hector H. H. Garcia
Summary: This study compared the performance of two antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques for the detection of neurocysticercosis (NCC). The results showed that both ELISA techniques were able to detect antigen levels across different types of NCC and demonstrated high concordance. The B158/B60 antigen ELISA performed better in parenchymal and calcified NCC, while the TsW8/TsW5 antigen ELISA showed better detection in subarachnoid NCC.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pierre Smith, Robby De Pauw, Dieter Van Cauteren, Stefaan Demarest, Sabine Drieskens, Laura Cornelissen, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Karin De Ridder, Rana Charafeddine
Summary: This longitudinal cohort study assessed the impact of COVID-19 and post COVID-19 conditions (PCC) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Belgian adult population. The study found a significant decline in HRQoL during the SARS-CoV-2 infection, but no clinically important difference three months after the infection, except among those with PCC. PCC symptoms such as fatigue/exhaustion, headache, memory problems, shortness of breath, and joint/muscle pain negatively affected HRQoL.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Celia Burgaz, Vanessa Gorasso, Wouter M. J. Achten, Carolina Batis, Luciana Castronuovo, Adama Diouf, Gershim Asiki, Boyd A. Swinburn, Mishel Unar-Munguia, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Gary Sacks, Stefanie Vandevijvere
Summary: A global transformation of food systems is needed to address the interconnected pandemics of undernutrition, obesity, and climate change. This scoping review examined the effectiveness of food system policies/interventions in improving nutrition, nutrition inequalities, and environmental sustainability. Triple-duty interventions such as sustainable agriculture practices and school food programs were found to have positive impacts on all three outcomes, while labeling, reformulation, in-store nudging interventions, and fiscal measures showed potential to address two outcomes simultaneously.
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Declan Patrick Moran, Sara Monteiro Pires, Grant M. A. Wyper, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sarah Cuschieri, Zubair Kabir
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Periklis Charalampous, Elena Pallari, Vanessa Gorasso, Elena von der Lippe, Sara M. Pires, Dietrich Plass, Grant M. A. Wyper, Marek Majdan, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Juanita A. Haagsma
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dominik Stelzle, Annette Abraham, Miriam Kaminski, Veronika Schmidt, Robert De Meijere, Javier A. Bustos, Hector Hugo Garcia, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu, Branko Bobic, Carmen Cretu, Peter Chiodini, Veronique Dermauw, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Pierre Dorny, Ana Fonseca, Sarah Gabriel, Maria Angeles Gomez Morales, Minerva Laranjo-Gonzalez, Achim Hoerauf, Ewan Hunter, Ronan Jambou, Maja Jurhar-Pavlova, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Smaragda Sotiraki, Chiara Trevisan, Manuela Vilhena, Naomi F. Walker, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eline Vandael, Katrien Latour, Esma Islamaj, Laura Int Panis, Milena Callies, Freek Haarhuis, Kristiaan Proesmans, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Javiera Rebolledo Gonzalez, Alice Hannecart, Romain Mahieu, Louise de Viron, Etienne De Clercq, Anne Kongs, Naima Hammami, Jean-Marc Francois, Dominique Dubourg, Sarah Henz, Boudewijn Catry, Sara Dequeker
Summary: This study described the surveillance and epidemiology of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in Belgian nursing homes. The surveillance revealed a high impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes during both the first and second waves, with a high number of fatal cases and staff absences due to infections.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
