Prospects not looking good yet The number of people who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 increased by 20% last week. The number of people who tested positive rose by 7%. The reproduction number also rose above 1.
Policy on coronavirus measures causes friction, but compliance is still high for now Compliance with the coronavirus measures in the Netherlands, such as the night-time curfew, working from home and avoiding crowds, is still high.
Decrease in meningococcal disease, outbreak of parrot fever in 2019 In the State of Infectious Diseases, RIVM provides an annual overview of the most important developments in relation to infectious diseases in the Netherlands.
Number of STIs continues to rise at Dutch STI clinics In the first half of this year more STIs were found in people who have been tested at Dutch STI clinics. The increase pertains to all STIs, with the exception of HIV.
European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2016 Friday 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. On this day, throughout Europe attention focuses on the threat of antibiotic resistance to people and animals.
EU legislation genetically modified microbial biocontrol agents is fit for purpose EU legislative instruments are sufficient to ensure the safety of such products.
Surveillance and developments National Immunisation Programme 2015-2016 The report provides an overview of effectiveness and safety of vaccines and vaccine research.
RIVM starts field research into rubber granulate RIVM has started to take samples of rubber granulate from 100 synthetic turf fields in the Netherlands.
Need for strategy to assess endocrine disrupting chemicals There is a need for a strategy to enable companies and governments to assess whether chemicals are endocrine disrupting.