A pregnant woman can protect her baby against whooping cough with 22-week vaccination

From 16 December 2019, pregnant women in the Netherlands will be offered the 22-week vaccination. With this vaccination, a pregnant woman protects her child and herself against whooping cough.

12-12-2019 | 11:00

Prevention essential theme State of Zoonotic Diseases 2018

The focus of our annual report State of Zoonotic Diseases 2018 is prevention, with the emphasis on the production chains of foods of animal origin.

05-12-2019 | 12:57

Report on the developments of the National Immunisation Programme: stabilisation of participation and low level of disease

In the first six months of 2019, the number of notified meningococcal serogroup W (MenW) disease cases decreased in almost all age groups, after a continuous increase since 2015.

05-12-2019 | 08:53

Livestock farming affects pulmonary function in local residents

COPD patients living near livestock farms suffer more complications.

20-07-2016 | 00:00