BELNIC
Belgian National Influenza Centre
Centre National de Référence pour la Grippe, Belgique
Nationaal Reference Centrum voor Griep, België
Through specialized networks in Belgium, we cover the laboratory part of the surveillance of Influenza virus circulation during the yearly epidemics.
The data collected in Belgium are fed into the surveillance systems
of the European Centre for Disease Control (EISN)
and of the World Health Organization (GIRSR).
For presentation of the current epidemic situation of Respiratory Viruses in Belgium:
acute respiratory infections bulletin
THE TWO MAIN NETWORKS
ILI
Influenza-like Illness
more than 80 GP
inclusion criteria:
sudden onset
fever
cough or dyspnea
SARI
Severe Acute Respiratory Infections
inclusion criteria:
onset within 10 days
fever or history of fever
cough or dyspnea
minimum overnight hospitalisation
6 hospitals / BELSARI-net
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
BELSARI-net
The SARI network is currently composed of 6 sentinel hospitals and the public health institute Sciensano
SCIENSANO's teams
Epidemiology team
Nathalie BOSSUYT
Mélissa VERMEULEN
Sébastien FIERENS
National Reference Center for Influenza
Cyril BARBEZANGE
Sarah DENAYER
François DUFRASNE
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HOSPITALS' teams
FLANDERS region
Algemeen Ziekenhuis (AZ) Sint-Jan
Brugge-Oostende AV
Marijke REYNDERS
Evelyn PETIT
Jessa Ziekenhuis
Hasselt
Koen MAGERMAN
Door JOUCK
Marieke BLEYEN
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BRUSSELS region
Universiteit Ziekenhuis (UZ) Brussel
Brussels
Lucie SEYLER
Thomas DEMUYSER
Els VAN NEDERVELDE
Arne WITDOUCK
Siel DAELEMANS
Virgini VAN BUGGENHOUT
Caroline WYLOCK
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Saint-Pierre
Brussels
Nicolas DAUBY
Marc HAINAUT
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WALLONIA region
Grand Hôpital de Charleroi
Charleroi
Xavier HOLEMANS
Bénédicte LISSOIR
Catherine SION
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) Namur
Yvoir
Marc BOURGEOIS
Bénédicte DELAERE
Postal address
Belgian National Influenza Centre
Sciensano
Rue Juliette Wytsman 14
1050 Brussels, Belgium
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