Meteorological transmission model calculates the risk of Q fever infections Using a meteorological transmission model, humans and animals at risk of becoming infected with Q fever can be mapped at street level resolution.
Disease transmitted by animals: Palestinian Territories and Israel work together and exchange expertise with RIVM A delegation of scientists from the Palestinian Territories and Israel visited RIVM between 2 and 7 September 2015.
iSPEX goes Europe: citizens measure air pollution with smartphone In the coming weeks, citizens from major European cities will measure fine particles in the air with their smartphone.
Major loss of healthy life years due to long-term complaints after Lyme disease The Netherlands is the first country where the burden of disease due to Lyme disease has been determined.
The number of STI tests keeps increasing The number of clients tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at Dutch STI clinics has increased since 2004.
Antibiotic resistance is stable, however, more resistant bacteria are expected Over recent years, antibiotic resistance to most agents has remained stable in the Netherlands, and the use of antibiotics has slightly decreased.
Improving consumer exposure assessment to chemical substances By combining the available international knowledge, the method to assess the extent to which consumers are exposed to chemical substances via everyday products such as paint, cleaning agents and co
RIVM seeks dialogue with Industry for safe and green chemistry RIVM would like to explore possibilities to eliminate obstacles during innovation of green chemistry with industry.
European research into chemical mixtures launched EU project EuroMix (European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures) was launched recently.
Cost-effective risk assessment of nanomaterials may be feasible Companies, authorities and scientists can save time, money and test animals in the risk assessment of nanomaterials by using available data.