No further spread of polio virus after contamination employee The employee of a Dutch vaccine manufacturer, who was infected with the polio virus in early April, is no longer carrying the virus.
HPV vaccination not only protects against cervical cancer HPV vaccination against cervical cancer also appears to protect against other forms of cancer that can be caused by HPV.
Blood analysis local residents confirms longtime exposure to PFOA The results of blood analysis show that measured blood values correspond well with the calculated values in an earlier study in 2016 on the emission of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by DuPont/Chemo
More knowledge required about environmental effect of GenX More knowledge is required about the extent to which GenX substances accumulate in fish.
Meningococcal immunisation recommendations re-examined Meningococcal disease is a very serious infectious disease that can cause meningitis or blood poisoning. Children are immunised against meningococcal serogroup C at 14 months.
Employee vaccine manufacturer infected with polio virus Early April, a sealed room at a vaccine manufacturer was the site of an incident. Two employees were exposed to the polio virus.
Drinking water protection files are steadily progressing Local and provincial authorities, drinking water supply companies and water resource managers authority are making progress with the assessment of the current and future risks for the quality of ex
New bacterium in ticks Last year, a man was treated at the Amsterdam Academic Medical Centre (AMC) after being bitten by a tick and becoming infected with a strain of the Borrelia bacterium not previously encountered in
Regional differences in testing rates underestimate incidence of LGV epidemic Until 2003, Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), an aggressive form of chlamydia, was considered to be a rare tropical disease, endemic to Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
Signs of MERS coronavirus found in dromedary camels Researchers searching for signs of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in different livestock animals have found antibodies specific to the new virus in dromedary camels.