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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentWHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water
https://www.rivm.nl/en/who-collaborating-centre-risk-assessment-of-pathogens-in-food-and-water… Our WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water is committed to … tackle this growing threat to public health effectively. Risk Assessment and Prevention : The WHO Collaborating … Control coordinates the WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk assessment of pathogens in Food and Water. …
Publication date: 03-09-2015Antibiotics policy for severe streptococcal infections lowers risk of transmission within families
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/antibiotics-policy-for-severe-streptococcal-infections-lowers-risk-of-transmission-within… iGAS are offered antibiotics. This policy has lowered the risk of transmission within families by more than 80%. These … and women during and shortly after childbirth have a higher risk of serious illness. These severe infections involving … been offered to all family members of everyone with iGAS. Risk now five times lower The risk that a patient’s family …
Publication date: 01-12-2026Flu jab for additional groups
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-jab-for-additional-groups… aged 60 years and older, and to people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus due to … vaccine doses are available. People in the additional risk groups can contact their GP directly between 1 October …
Publication date: 09-22-2021It is almost time for your seasonal flu vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/it-is-almost-time-for-your-seasonal-flu-vaccine… of this vaccine is to protect people with additional risk, for example due to being 60 years of age or older or …
Publication date: 10-15-2025Flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy… Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious consequences from flu, such as hospital … If a pregnant woman gets the flu, she has a higher risk of serious illness than a woman who is not pregnant. … compared to women of the same age who are not pregnant. The risk of ICU admission or death from flu does not seem to …
Publication date: 12-19-2025Strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for primary care providers
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/strategy-to-combat-antimicrobial-resistance-amr-for-primary-care-providers… good reason, as unnecessary antibiotics use increases the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and needlessly …
Publication date: 02-27-2023Frequently asked questions about the flu jab, pneumococcal vaccination and COVID-19
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-jab/faqs-flu-jab-pneumococcal-vaccination-and-covid-19… the next few months. This involves people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu. Flu is an …
Publication date: 10-14-2021Antimicrobial resistance in animals, in food, and in the environment
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/animals-food-environment… to as sewage research . WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water The RIVM houses a collaborating centre that supports the WHO in risk assessment of pathogens in food and water ( WHO …
Publication date: 05-21-2019International collaboration on antimicrobial resistance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/international-collaboration… Epidemiology and Surveillance WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water WHO Collaborating … preparedness and response for high threat pathogens and biorisk RIVM helps countries set up and improve national …
Publication date: 05-23-2019International collaboration on antimicrobial resistance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-collaboration-on-antimicrobial-resistance… resistance epidemiology and surveillance . WHO CC risk assessment of pathogens in food and water . WHO CC for … preparedness and response for high threat pathogens and biorisk . RIVM helps countries set up and improve national …
Publication date: 07-21-2025Overview of AMR surveillance studies
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/overview-of-amr-surveillance-studies… of healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, the assessment of incidents and the provision of support for …
Publication date: 03-06-2023FAQ about the flu vaccine during pregnancy
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/vaccine/pregnancy/faq… The flu vaccine lowers the risk of getting flu. It also lowers the risk of serious illness due to flu. Newborn babies have a higher risk of serious illness due to flu. They may even need to go … mothers. After flu vaccination during pregnancy, the risk that infants will be admitted to hospital due to flu is …
Publication date: 09-14-2023Start of invitations for the seasonal flu vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/start-of-invitations-for-seasonal-flu-vaccination… the age of 60 and children and adults who are at additional risk of becoming seriously ill from flu, healthy pregnant … However, people over the age of 60 years and medical risk groups can become seriously ill as a result of flu. The … 30% less chance of getting flu. There is also a 40% lower risk of hospitalisation. The risk of infecting others also …
Publication date: 10-03-2022Respiratory infections season started
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/respiratory-infections-season-started… muscle aches, headache or fatigue. Some people are more at risk If you have a respiratory infection, you can infect … Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and flu cause an additional risk of serious respiratory infection for older people and … spreading. You will also protect people who are more at risk if they get a respiratory infection. What to do if you …
Publication date: 10-23-2023ARMIS
https://www.rivm.nl/en/international-projects/armis… manure processing installations. ARMIS also looks at the risks that people are exposed to, how large the risks are, how they are seen through the eyes of those involved and how the risks can be clearly communicated. The project started in …
Publication date: 05-28-2019Flu
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-vaccine/flu… can become very ill from flu? Some people have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu virus. They may … can get the flu more than once. Some people have a higher risk of getting flu. This applies especially to people who … the Netherlands: the flu vaccine . People who have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu can get a …
Publication date: 03-16-2023What is resistance?
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/what-is-resistance… and for patients to use antibiotics correctly. Higher risk for impaired immunity Antibiotic resistance is a bigger risk for people with impaired immunity, such as hospital …
Publication date: 07-21-2025Flu vaccine campaign about to start
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/flu-vaccine-campaign-about-to-start… people with certain medical conditions are especially at risk of becoming seriously ill. The flu vaccine offers the … chance of hospitalisation. The vaccine also reduces the risk of them infecting others. If people do get flu, they …
Publication date: 09-29-2023Funding and international context flu vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/flu-and-flu-jab/funding-and-international-context… however. International context The immunisation coverage of risk groups in the Netherlands is the highest in Europe and … on member states to raise the immunisation coverage for risk groups (the elderly and those with medical grounds) and …
Publication date: 10-09-2015Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in healthcare
https://www.rivm.nl/en/antimicrobial-resistance/in-healthcare… Patients in a healthcare facility have an increased risk of acquiring an infection. This is because they usually … ordering meals etc.) For a 3D scale model or a negligible risk (NR) experience of the isolation room of the future, …
Publication date: 05-21-2019