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D-Index
58
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15510
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Best Publications

  • Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases.

    Joël Mossong;Niel Hens;Mark Jit;Philippe Beutels

  • Estimating the generation interval for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on symptom onset data, March 2020.

    Tapiwa Ganyani;Cécile Kremer;Dongxuan Chen;Andrea Torneri;Andrea Torneri

  • Differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children: a cross-sectional study

    Liene Bervoets;Kim Van Hoorenbeeck;Ineke Kortleven;Caroline Van Noten

  • Dynamic epidemiological models for dengue transmission: a systematic review of structural approaches.

    Mathieu Andraud;Niel Hens;Niel Hens;Christiaan Marais;Philippe Beutels;Philippe Beutels

  • Early waning of maternal measles antibodies in era of measles elimination: longitudinal study

    E Leuridan;N Hens;V Hutse;M Ieven

  • European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient antibiotic use in Europe (1997-2009).

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  • A Systematic Review of Social Contact Surveys to Inform Transmission Models of Close-contact Infections.

    Thang Hoang;Pietro Coletti;Alessia Melegaro;Jacco Wallinga

  • Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries.

    Niel Hens;Niel Hens;Girma Minalu Ayele;Nele Goeyvaerts;Marc Aerts

  • The French Connection: The First Large Population-Based Contact Survey in France Relevant for the Spread of Infectious Diseases

    Guillaume Béraud;Sabine Kazmercziak;Philippe Beutels;Daniel Levy-Bruhl

  • Lessons from a decade of individual-based models for infectious disease transmission: a systematic review (2006-2015)

    Lander Willem;Frederik Verelst;Joke Bilcke;Niel Hens;Niel Hens

  • Parvovirus B19 infection in five European countries: seroepidemiology, force of infection and maternal risk of infection

    J. Mossong;N. Hens;V. Friederichs;I. Davidkin

  • Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Belgium: Results of a prospective controlled cohort study.

    Kirsten Maertens;Raïssa Nadège Caboré;Kris Huygen;Niel Hens

  • Social Contact Patterns in Vietnam and Implications for the Control of Infectious Diseases

    Peter Horby;Pham Quang Thai;Niel Hens;Nguyen Thi Thu Yen

  • Mining social mixing patterns for infectious disease models based on a two-day population survey in Belgium

    Niel Hens;Nele Goeyvaerts;Marc Aerts;Ziv Shkedy

  • Seventy-five years of estimating the force of infection from current status data

    Niel Hens;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes;Ziv Shkedy

  • Modeling infectious disease parameters based on serological and social contact data : a modern statistical perspective

    Niel Hens;Ziv Shkedy;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes

  • The Impact of Illness on Social Networks: Implications for Transmission and Control of Influenza

    Kim Van Kerckhove;Niel Hens;W. John Edmunds;Ken T. D. Eames

  • European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient penicillin use in Europe (1997–2009)

    Ann Versporten;Samuel Coenen;Niels Adriaenssens;Arno Muller

  • Modeling Infectious Disease Parameters Based on Serological and Social Contact Data

    Niel Hens;Ziv Shkedy;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes

  • Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Vietnam: Results of a randomized controlled trial Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy.

    Ha Thi Thu Hoang;Elke Leuridan;Kirsten Maertens;Trung Dac Nguyen

  • Efficacy of daily intake of Lactobacillus casei Shirota on respiratory symptoms and influenza vaccination immune response: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in healthy elderly nursing home residents

    Karolien Van Puyenbroeck;Niel Hens;Samuel Coenen;Barbara Michiels

  • Effect of a prepregnancy pertussis booster dose on maternal antibody titers in young infants

    Elke Leuridan;Niel Hens;Natasja Peeters;Liene de Witte

  • Estimating infectious disease parameters from data on social contacts and serological status

    Nele Goeyvaerts;Niel Hens;Benson Ogunjimi;Marc Aerts

  • Calling for pan-European commitment for rapid and sustained reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infections.

    Viola Priesemann;Melanie M Brinkmann;Sandra Ciesek;Sarah Cuschieri

  • A nice day for an infection? Weather conditions and social contact patterns relevant to influenza transmission.

    Lander Willem;Kim Van Kerckhove;Dennis L. Chao;Niel Hens;Niel Hens

  • Infant vaccination coverage in 2005 and predictive factors for complete or valid vaccination in Flanders, Belgium: an EPI-survey

    Heidi Theeten;Niel Hens;Corinne Vandermeulen;Anne-Marie Depoorter

Frequent Co-Authors

Christel Faes
Christel Faes Hasselt University
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Zwi N. Berneman
Zwi N. Berneman University of Antwerp
P. Van Damme
P. Van Damme Ghent University
Evelien Smits
Evelien Smits University of Antwerp
W. John Edmunds
W. John Edmunds London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Annemie Van der Linden
Annemie Van der Linden University of Antwerp
Viggo Van Tendeloo
Viggo Van Tendeloo University of Antwerp

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