Interpretation of indoor air surveillance for respiratory infections: a prospective longitudinal observational study in a childcare setting

Authors: Geenen, Caspar ^{a, ∗}, Traets, Steven ^a, Gorissen, Sarah ^a, Happaerts, Michiel ^{a, b}, Beuselinck, Kurt ^c, Laenen, Lies ^{a, c}, Swinnen, Jens ^a, Ombelet, Sien ^c, Raymenants, Joren ^{a, b}, Keyaerts, Els ^{a, c}, André, Emmanuel ^{a, c}

Source: In eBioMedicine February 2025 112

A retrospective genomic characterisation of the 2022 mpox outbreak in Belgium, and in vitro assessment of three antiviral compounds

Authors: Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony, Vanmechelen, Bert, Logist, Anne-Sophie, Bloemen, Mandy, Laenen, Lies, Bontems, Sébastien, Hayette, Marie-Pierre, Meex, Cécile, Meuris, Christelle, Orban, Catherine, André, Emmanuel, Snoeck, Robert, Baele, Guy, Hong, Samuel L., Andrei, Graciela, Maes, Piet

Source: In eBioMedicine December 2024 110

Multicenter benchmarking of short and long read wet lab protocols for clinical viral metagenomics

Authors: Lopez-Labrador, F. Xavier, Huber, Michael, Sidorov, Igor A., Brown, Julianne R., Cuypers, Lize, Laenen, Lies, Vanmechelen, Bert, Maes, Piet, Fischer, Nicole, Pichler, Ian, Storey, Nathaniel, Atkinson, Laura, Schmutz, Stefan, Kufner, Verena, van Boheemen, Sander, Mulders, Claudia E., Grundhoff, Adam, Blümke, Patrick, Robitaille, Alexis, Cinek, Ondrej, Hubáčková, Klára, Mourik, Kees, Boers, Stefan A., Stauber, Lea, Salmona, Maud, Cappy, Pierre, Ramette, Alban, Franze’, Alessandra, LeGoff, Jerome, Claas, Eric C.J., Rodriguez, Christophe, de Vries, Jutte J.C.

Source: In Journal of Clinical Virology August 2024 173

The value of point-of-care tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Authors: Van Slambrouck, Jan, Schoenaers, Charlotte, Laenen, Lies, Jin, Xin, Beuselinck, Kurt, Verdonck, Ann, Wauters, Joost, Molenberghs, Geert, Vanaudenaerde, Bart M., Vos, Robin, Mombaerts, Peter, Lagrou, Katrien, Ceulemans, Laurens J.

Source: In Journal of Virological Methods January 2024 323

Anatomical barriers against SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion at vulnerable interfaces visualized in deceased COVID-19 patients

Authors: Khan, Mona, Clijsters, Marnick, Choi, Sumin, Backaert, Wout, Claerhout, Michiel, Couvreur, Floor, Van Breda, Laure, Bourgeois, Florence, Speleman, Kato, Klein, Sam, Van Laethem, Johan, Verstappen, Gill, Dereli, Ayse Sumeyra, Yoo, Seung-Jun, Zhou, Hai, Dan Do, Thuc Nguyen, Jochmans, Dirk, Laenen, Lies, Debaveye, Yves, De Munter, Paul, Gunst, Jan, Jorissen, Mark, Lagrou, Katrien, Meersseman, Philippe, Neyts, Johan, Thal, Dietmar Rudolf, Topsakal, Vedat, Vandenbriele, Christophe, Wauters, Joost, Mombaerts, Peter, Van Gerven, Laura

Source: In Neuron 7 December 2022 110(23):3919-3935

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis control in Rwanda overcomes a successful clone that causes most disease over a quarter century

Authors: Ngabonziza, Jean Claude S., Rigouts, Leen, Torrea, Gabriela, Decroo, Tom, Kamanzi, Eliane, Lempens, Pauline, Rucogoza, Aniceth, Habimana, Yves M., Laenen, Lies, Niyigena, Belamo E., Uwizeye, Cécile, Ushizimpumu, Bertin, Mulders, Wim, Ivan, Emil, Tzfadia, Oren, Muvunyi, Claude Mambo, Migambi, Patrick, Andre, Emmanuel, Mazarati, Jean Baptiste, Affolabi, Dissou, Umubyeyi, Alaine N., Nsanzimana, Sabin, Portaels, Françoise, Gasana, Michel, de Jong, Bouke C., Meehan, Conor J.

Source: In Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases May 2022 27

Longitudinal antibody and T cell responses in Ebola virus disease survivors and contacts: an observational cohort study

Authors: Thom, Ruth, Tipton, Thomas, Strecker, Thomas, Hall, Yper, Akoi Bore, Joseph, Maes, Piet, Raymond Koundouno, Fara, Fehling, Sarah Katharina, Krähling, Verena, Steeds, Kimberley, Varghese, Anitha, Bailey, Graham, Matheson, Mary, Kouyate, Saidou, Coné, Moussa, Moussa Keita, Balla, Kouyate, Sekou, Richard Ablam, Amento, Laenen, Lies, Vergote, Valentijn, Guiver, Malcolm, Timothy, Joseph, Atkinson, Barry, Ottowell, Lisa, Richards, Kevin S, Bosworth, Andrew, Longet, Stephanie, Mellors, Jack, Pannetier, Delphine, Duraffour, Sophie, Muñoz-Fontela, César, Sow, Oumou, Koivogui, Lamine, Newman, Edmund, Becker, Stephan, Sprecher, Armand, Raoul, Herve, Hiscox, Julian, Henao-Restrepo, Ana Maria, Sakoba, Keita, Magassouba, N'Faly, Günther, Stephan, Kader Konde, Mandy, Carroll, Miles W ^*

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases April 2021 21(4):507-516

Systematic Molecular Influenza A/B Screening Upon Hospital Admission in Belgium, January–April 2022: Positivity Ratios and Viral Loads According to Symptomatology, Age, and Vaccination Status.

Authors: Huyghe, Evelyne, Abrams, Steven, André, Emmanuel, Anseeuw, Kurt, Bernaert, Eva, Bruynseels, Peggy, Cuypers, Lize, De Schouwer, Pieter, Hilkens, Petra, Keyaerts, Els, Laenen, Lies, Maes, Justine, Magerman, Koen, Van de gaer, Otto, Verdonck, Ann, Verstrepen, Walter, Ombelet, Sien, Naesens, Reinout

Source: Journal of Medical Virology; Jan2025, Vol. 97 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p

Subject Terms: VIRAL load, INFLUENZA epidemiology, VACCINATION status, HOSPITAL admission & discharge, HOSPITAL patients

Centralised Air Sampling From a Ventilation System for the Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens.

Authors: Happaerts, Michiel, Geenen, Caspar, Michiels, Jade, Gorissen, Sarah, Swinnen, Jens, Beuselinck, Kurt, Laenen, Lies, Raymenants, Joren, Lorent, Natalie, Ombelet, Sien, Keyaerts, Els, André, Emmanuel, Yun, Geun Young

Source: Indoor Air; 10/18/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: AIR sampling, AIR conditioning, COMMUNICABLE diseases, RESPIRATORY organs, SCALABILITY, VENTILATION

Characterization of Emerging Serotype 19A Pneumococcal Strains in Invasive Disease and Carriage, Belgium.

Authors: Desmet, Stefanie¹, stefanie.desmet@uzleuven.be, Theeten, Heidi², Laenen, Lies¹, Cuypers, Lize¹, Maes, Piet¹, Bossuyt, Wouter³, Van Heirstraeten, Liesbet², Peetermans, Willy E.¹, Lagrou, Katrien¹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Aug2022, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p1606-1614, 9p

Early SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections within 60 Days and Implications for Retesting Policies.

Authors: Nevejan, Louis¹, louis.nevejan@uzleuven.be, Cuypers, Lize¹, Laenen, Lies¹, Van Loo, Liselotte¹, Vermeulen, François¹, Wollants, Elke², Van Hecke, Ignace¹, Desmet, Stefanie², Lagrou, Katrien^1,2, Maes, Piet², André, Emmanuel^1,2

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Aug2022, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p1729-1731, 3p

Human Diversity of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Alleles and Ebola Virus Disease Outcomes.

Authors: Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony¹, Vanmechelen, Bert¹, Lhermitte, Valentine¹, Martí-Carreras, Joan¹, Vergote, Valentijn¹, Koundouno, Fara Raymond², Akoi-Boré, Joseph³, Thom, Ruth⁴, Tipton, Tom⁴, Steeds, Kimberley⁴, Moussa, Kéita Balla⁵, Amento, Ablam⁵, Laenen, Lies¹, Duraffour, Sophie^6,7, Gabriel, Martin^6,7, Ruibal, Paula⁷, Hall, Yper⁴, Kader-Kondé, Mandy⁵, Günther, Stephan⁷, Baele, Guy¹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jan2021, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p76-84, 9p

Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.

Authors: Janssen, Reile, Cuypers, Lize, Laenen, Lies, Keyaerts, Els, Beuselinck, Kurt, Janssenswillen, Sunita, Slechten, Bram, Bode, Jannes, Wollants, Elke, Van Laethem, Kristel, Rector, Annabel, Bloemen, Mandy, Sijmons, Anke, de Schaetzen, Nathalie, Capron, Arnaud, Van Baelen, Kurt, Pascal, Thierry, Vermeiren, Céline, Bureau, Fabrice, Vandesompele, Jo

Source: Virology Journal; 2/10/2024, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-17, 17p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, QUALITY assurance, COVID-19

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

Unravelling the effect of New Year's Eve celebrations on SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Authors: Geenen, Caspar, Thibaut, Jonathan, Laenen, Lies, Raymenants, Joren, Cuypers, Lize, Maes, Piet, Dellicour, Simon, André, Emmanuel

Source: Scientific Reports; 12/14/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: NEW Year, SUPERSPREADING events, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, CONTACT tracing

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

Design and validation of a laboratory-developed diagnostic assay for monkeypox virus.

Authors: Sklenovská, Nikola, Bloemen, Mandy, Vergote, Valentijn, Logist, Anne-Sophie, Vanmechelen, Bert, Laenen, Lies, André, Emmanuel, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Wollants, Elke, Van Ranst, Marc, Maes, Piet, Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony

Source: Virus Genes; Dec2023, Vol. 59 Issue 6, p795-800, 6p

Genomic monitoring of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.

Authors: Denayer, Sarah, Dufrasne, François E., Monsieurs, Bert, van Eycken, Reinout, Houben, Sarah, Seyler, Lucie, Demuyser, Thomas, van Nedervelde, Els, Bourgeois, Marc, Delaere, Bénédicte, Magerman, Koen, Jouck, Door, Lissoir, Bénédicte, Sion, Catherine, Reynders, Marijke, Petit, Evelyn, Dauby, Nicolas, Hainaut, Marc, Laenen, Lies, Maes, Piet

Source: Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses; Oct2023, Vol. 17 Issue 10, p1-12, 12p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, SARIS, SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, RESPIRATORY infections

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium.

Authors: Raymenants, Joren, Geenen, Caspar, Budts, Lore, Thibaut, Jonathan, Thijssen, Marijn, De Mulder, Hannelore, Gorissen, Sarah, Craessaerts, Bastiaan, Laenen, Lies, Beuselinck, Kurt, Ombelet, Sien, Keyaerts, Els, André, Emmanuel

Source: Nature Communications; 3/11/2023, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p

Subject Terms: COMMUNITIES, HUMAN behavior, NATURAL ventilation, MICROBIOLOGICAL aerosols, AIR sampling, LIKERT scale, AGE groups

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

Pending Reorganization of Hantaviridae to Include Only Completely Sequenced Viruses: A Call to Action.

Authors: Kuhn, Jens H., Bradfute, Steven B., Calisher, Charles H., Klempa, Boris, Klingström, Jonas, Laenen, Lies, Palacios, Gustavo, Schmaljohn, Connie S., Tischler, Nicole D., Maes, Piet

Source: Viruses (1999-4915); Mar2023, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p660, 12p

Subject Terms: VIRAL genomes, COMMUNITIES, TAXONOMY

Severity of COVID-19 among Hospitalized Patients: Omicron Remains a Severe Threat for Immunocompromised Hosts.

Authors: Nevejan, Louis, Ombelet, Sien, Laenen, Lies, Keyaerts, Els, Demuyser, Thomas, Seyler, Lucie, Soetens, Oriane, Van Nedervelde, Els, Naesens, Reinout, Geysels, Dieter, Verstrepen, Walter, Cattoir, Lien, Martens, Steven, Michel, Charlotte, Mathieu, Elise, Reynders, Marijke, Evenepoel, Anton, Hellemans, Jorn, Vanhee, Merijn, Magerman, Koen

Source: Viruses (1999-4915); Dec2022, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p2736, 11p

Subject Terms: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients, HOSPITAL patients

Geographic Terms: BELGIUM

A lethal disease model for New World hantaviruses using immunosuppressed Syrian hamsters.

Authors: Vergote, Valentijn¹, Laenen, Lies¹, Vanmechelen, Bert¹, Van Ranst, Marc¹, Maes, Piet¹, Verbeken, Erik², Hooper, Jay W.³

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10/27/2017, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *HANTAVIRUSES, *ANIMAL disease models, *HAMSTERS, *LUNG histology, *DISEASE incidence, *DISEASES