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Brecht Devleesschauwer

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Articles 236
Citations 7249
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Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine
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Herman Van Oyen
Arie H Havelaar
Delphine De Smedt
Grant M A Wyper
Vanessa Gorasso
Paul R Torgerson
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Arch Public Health
Parasit Vectors
BMC Public Health
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
1.
Burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in Belgium: a comparative risk assessment analysis
Gorasso V, Vandevijvere S, Nusselder W, De Pauw R, Hilderink H, Nayani S, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2025 Feb; 3(1):e002446. PMID: 40017950
Background And Methods: High body mass index (BMI) is a major risk factor for several non-communicable diseases. The increasing concern about the health and economic burden of BMI makes it...
2.
The economic burden of smoking in Belgium: incremental healthcare costs and lost productivity
Vynckier P, Schmidt M, Nayani S, Guariguata L, Devleesschauwer B, Verhaeghe N
Eur J Public Health . 2025 Jan; 35(1):108-113. PMID: 39844617
Tobacco use is among the leading behavioural risk factors for morbidity and mortality. These high rates result in a high cost to society. Therefore, the aim of the current study...
3.
Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium: the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors
Van den Borre L, Devleesschauwer B, Gadeyne S, Vanthomme K, Willaert D
Arch Public Health . 2025 Jan; 83(1):18. PMID: 39844284
Background: This study aims to investigate how pre-existing health status and social background contribute to excess mortality during the COVID-19 crisis in Belgium. Methods: The study population consists of almost...
4.
A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgium
Khan Y, Van den Borre L, De Smedt D, Verhaeghe N, Devleesschauwer B, Deboosere P, et al.
Cancer Med . 2025 Jan; 14(1):e70487. PMID: 39778068
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global health systems, impacting cancer care and potentially increasing cancer mortality, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. We aimed to assess changes in cancer mortality from...
5.
Uncovering the toll of the first three COVID-19 waves: excess mortality and social patterns in Belgium
Van den Borre L, Gadeyne S, Devleesschauwer B, Vanthomme K
Arch Public Health . 2024 Nov; 82(1):217. PMID: 39558355
Background: This study aims to assess which population groups experienced the heaviest mortality burden during the first three COVID-19 waves in Belgium; and investigate potential changes in social differences in...
6.
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
Cavillot L, Van den Borre L, Vanthomme K, Scohy A, Deboosere P, Devleesschauwer B, et al.
Arch Public Health . 2024 Nov; 82(1):209. PMID: 39533389
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant excess mortality in 2020 in Belgium. By using microlevel cause-specific mortality data for the total adult population in Belgium in 2020, three outcomes...
7.
Accuracy of immunological tests on serum and urine for diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis: A systematic review
Van Acker L, Toribio L, Chachage M, Zeng H, Devleesschauwer B, Garcia H, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2024 Nov; 18(11):e0012643. PMID: 39527651
Background: Taenia solium neurocysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease, for which adequate diagnostic management is paramount, especially in patients with active cysts for whom improved and timely management could...
8.
Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium
Fernandez K, Antoine J, Damian E, Sinclair D, Cosgrove S, Devleesschauwer B
J Subst Use Addict Treat . 2024 Nov; 168:209561. PMID: 39500442
Background: Specialised addiction treatment centers (SAC) and general mental health centers (GMHC) both offer care to people with substance use disorders (SUD) in Belgium, but these sectors often operate in...
9.
A preliminary estimate of the environmental burden of disease associated with exposure to pyrethroid insecticides and ADHD in Europe based on human biomonitoring
Purece A, Thomsen S, Plass D, Spyropoulou A, Machera K, Palmont P, et al.
Environ Health . 2024 Oct; 23(1):91. PMID: 39443952
Human biomonitoring (HBM) data indicate that exposure to pyrethroids is widespread in Europe, with significantly higher exposure observed in children compared to adults. Epidemiological, toxicological, and mechanistic studies raise concerns...
10.
Standardised reporting of burden of disease studies: the STROBOD statement
Devleesschauwer B, Charalampous P, Gorasso V, Assuncao R, Hilderink H, Idavain J, et al.
Popul Health Metr . 2024 Oct; 22(1):28. PMID: 39375690
Background: The burden of disease (BOD) approach, originating with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study in the 1990s, has become a cornerstone for population health monitoring. Despite the widespread...