COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Belgian nursing homes : results of a surveillance conducted between April and December 2020
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 were reported... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / COVID-19 / Nursing homes / Surveillance / Epidemiology / Belgium / OUTBREAKS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589718 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8737634 |