Influenza De Sciensano. Le CNR pour l'Influenza teste des échantillons cliniques collectés d'une part dans le cadre de la surveillance des syndromes grippaux, par le réseau de médecins. The actual state of human and animal health in Belgium and its evolution over time.
We are performing influenza virus detection and characterization during the season of flu (winter). As the name suggests, science and health are central to its mission. Sciensano Epidemiology and public health - Epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Each year, a flu epidemic occurs usually during the winter period, and three or four times per century a new influenza virus emerges.
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The type of the virus that circulates and the vulnerability of the population determine the severity of the epidemic or pandemic. It is a so-called federal scientific institution that operates under the authority of the federal minister of Public Health and the federal minister of Agriculture of Belgium. Cyril Barbezange currently works at the Department of Viral Diseases, Belgian Scientific Institute for Public Health.