COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes: results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020
Abstract Background In Belgium, the first COVID-19 death was reported on 10 March 2020. Nursing home (NH) residents are particularly vulnerable for COVID-19, making it essential to follow-up the spread of COVID-19 in this setting. This manuscript describes the methodology of surveillance and epidemiology of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian NHs. Methods A COVID-19 surveillance in all Belgian NHs ( n = 1542) was set up by the regional health authorities and Sciensano. Aggregated data on possible/confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and case-based data on deaths wer... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Archives of Public Health ; volume 80, issue 1 ; ISSN 2049-3258 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26491889 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00794-6 |