Outbreak of silicosis in workers producing silica-based artificial kerbstones

• Steven Ronsmans,
• Pieter Goeminne,
• Vicky Nowé,
• Eline Vandebroek,
• Stephan Keirsbilck,
• Birgit Weynand,
• Peter HM. Hoet,
• Jeroen AJ. Vanoirbeek,
• Wim A. Wuyts,
• Jonas Yserbyt,
• Benoit Nemery

Affiliations

Steven Ronsmans

KU Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Leuven, Belgium

Pieter Goeminne

AZ Nikolaas, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Vicky Nowé

GasthuisZusters Antwerpen, St. Vincentius Hospital, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Antwerp, Belgium

Eline Vandebroek

Premed, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Leuven, Belgium

Stephan Keirsbilck

IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Leuven, Belgium

Birgit Weynand

KU Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational Cell and Tissue Research, Leuven, Belgium

Peter HM. Hoet

KU Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Leuven, Belgium

Jeroen AJ. Vanoirbeek

KU Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Leuven, Belgium

Wim A. Wuyts

University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Unit for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Leuven, Belgium

Jonas Yserbyt

University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Unit for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Leuven, Belgium

Benoit Nemery

KU Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Leuven, Belgium