More children vaccinated against mumps, measles, rubella and HPV The percentage of newborns participating in the immunisation programme targeting mumps, measles and rubella rose slightly over the past year.
Transfer models for harmful substances in animal feed online now RIVM and Wageningen Food Safety Research have made five feed-food transfer models available to calculate how many harmful substances in animal feed end up in animal-based foods.
Essential to keep a close eye on roll out of 5G The extent to which people are exposed to electromagnetic fields from individual 5G antennas and telephones is below the limits recommended by the European Union.
Control measures against the spread of Legionella from wastewater treatment plants Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may spread Legionella via the air and cause pneumonia if people inhale them.
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.