Coverage of the national surveillance system for human Salmonella infections, Belgium, 2016-2020.
Nina Van GoethemAn Van den BosschePieter-Jan CeyssensAdrien LajotWim CouckeKris VernelenNancy H C RoosensSigrid C J De KeersmaeckerDieter Van CauterenWesley MattheusPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Given the high coverage and the limited impact of CIDTs on the referral of isolates, we may conclude that the NRC can confidently monitor the epidemiological situation and identify outbreaks throughout the country. These findings may guide the decision to implement WGS at the level of the NRC and may improve estimates of the true burden of salmonellosis in Belgium.