One year of laboratory-based COVID-19 surveillance system in Belgium: main indicators and performance of the laboratories (March 2020-21)

• Main Authors: Marjan Meurisse (Author), Adrien Lajot (Author), Yves Dupont (Author), Marie Lesenfants (Author), Sofieke Klamer (Author), Javiera Rebolledo (Author), Tinne Lernout (Author), Mathias Leroy (Author), Arnaud Capron (Author), Johan Van Bussel (Author), Sophie Quoilin (Author), Emmanuel Andre (Author), Kaat Kehoe (Author), Luc Waumans (Author), Jos Van Acker (Author), Olivier Vandenberg (Author), Sigi Van den Wijngaert (Author), Ann Verdonck (Author), Lize Cuypers (Author), Dieter Van Cauteren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background With the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an existing national laboratory-based surveillance system was adapted to daily monitor the epidemiological situation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the Belgium by following the number of c...