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Ten years of Tick Radar 80,000 tick bite reports; chances of being bitten highest in Drenthe

After recording 80,000 tick bites in 10 years via Tekenradar.nl, we now know that you are most likely to be bitten by a tick in Drenthe. Quickly removing the tick halves the chance of contracting Lyme disease.

04/26/2022 - 17:20
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Long-term symptoms more common after Lyme disease

More than a quarter of people with Lyme disease continue to have long-term symptoms that lead to limitations in daily life even after treatment.

05/27/2021 - 09:00

Spread of tick-borne encephalitis virus in the Netherlands

Every year about 1.5 million ticks bite someone in the Netherlands, especially between March and October. Most people will not get sick of that.

06/24/2020 - 12:00

Environmental radioactivity in the Netherlands : Results in 2017

RIVM reports annually on the level of radioactivity that occurs under normal circumstances in the environment and food.

11/06/2019 - 12:22

Slightly fewer adult smokers

In 2018, 22.4 per cent of the Dutch adult population indicated they were occasional smokers.

03/20/2019 - 12:51

Discussion regarding health-based guidance value of PFOA

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a provisional health-based guidance value for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

12/13/2018 - 11:57

Promising biobased alternatives to controversial polar aprotic solvents

There are a number of promising biobased alternatives to controversial polar aprotic solvents, as revealed in a report from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research commissioned by RIVM .

12/06/2017 - 00:00

Every year, 300,000 tick bites in urban areas

One in 5 tick bites occurs in an urban area. Although most tick bites occur in the countryside, many people are bitten in urban areas as well.

04/19/2017 - 00:00

First patient infected by tick-borne encephalitis virus

For the first time, a person in the Netherlands has fallen ill after a bite from a tick carrying the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE virus).

07/22/2016 - 00:00
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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.

06/18/2015 - 00:00

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