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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentResearch readiness
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/research-readiness… that will help with rapid provision of key information for risk assessment and infectious disease control, such as: Transferability, infection route, severity, risk factors, clinical spectrum of the disease and immune …
Publication date: 01-29-2025National and regional infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/national-and-regional-infectious-disease-control… crisis communication; Ensuring early detection of potential risks. For example, working with Municipal Public Health … is the work done on the early detection of potential risks. This is because proper infectious disease control … what are the risks? For this reason, RIVM has developed an assessment matrix for outbreaks of new infectious diseases . …
Publication date: 01-29-2025WHO Reference Laboratory for Coronaviruses
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/who-reference-laboratory-coronaviruses… Preparedness and Response to High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water . The World Health …
Publication date: 03-28-2024Outbreak Management Team
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/outbreak-management-team… and comprehensive. Components of an OMT advisory opinion: Risk assessment: What is the risk? How severe is the risk? What options are possible to …
Publication date: 04-15-2024Updated immunisation recommendation for measles: early vaccination before travel
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/updated-immunisation-recommendation-for-measles-early-vaccination-before-travel… vaccination for children between 6 and 14 months who are at risk Children usually receive an MMR vaccination at the age … Children between 6 and 14 months who have a major risk of contracting a measles infection are eligible for …
Publication date: 05-01-2019International collaboration for infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/international-collaboration… Preparedness and Response for High Threat Pathogens and Biorisk | RIVM WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water | RIVM WHO …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Vaccination coverage increases for second consecutive year, by 10% for HPV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/vaccination-coverage-increases-for-second-consecutive-year-by-10-for-hpv… representatives from various population groups for further assessment of why this is the case. It is important to … among these groups. Higher vaccination coverage reduces the risk of outbreaks of diseases such as measles. Outbreak of …
Publication date: 09-30-2021Article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on RIVM research into Maternal pertussis vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/article-in-lancet-infectious-diseases-on-rivm-research-into-maternal-pertussis-vaccination… whooping cough infections. They also have an increased risk of developing complications. When the mother is …
Publication date: 04-04-2019A pregnant woman can protect her baby against whooping cough with 22-week vaccination
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/pregnant-woman-protects-her-baby-against-whooping-cough-with-22-week-vaccination… All these studies showed that there is no increased risk of, for example, miscarriage or premature birth between …
Publication date: 12-12-2019EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health on Vector-borne Viral Pathogens (EURL-PH-VBV)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/eu-reference-laboratory-vector-borne-viral-pathogens… organises twinning visits, and conducts external quality assessments. The EURL-PH-VBV plays a vital role in enhancing …
Publication date: 02-03-2025Report on the developments of the National Immunisation Programme: national immunisation coverage increased slightly for the first time in five years
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/report-on-developments-of-national-immunisation-programme-national-immunisation-coverage… This vaccination is for children who are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill. A new study showed lower vaccine-effectiveness estimates for high-risk infants than expected. The ministry asked for a new …
Publication date: 11-26-2020RIVM expands HPV vaccination programme: girls and boys protected from six types of cancer with one vaccine
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/rivm-expands-hpv-vaccination-programme-girls-and-boys-protected-from-six-types-of-cancer-with… Protection from high-risk types HPV is a very common, extremely infectious virus … types of HPV, including variants that present a high risk of cancer. HPV types 16 and 18 are the most dangerous. …
Publication date: 01-31-2022Meningococcal disease
https://www.rivm.nl/en/meningococcal-disease… protection during the periods that they are at the highest risk of becoming ill or very ill from meningococci. There is … is available at your own expense. You can also reduce the risk of infection by practising good hygiene. This includes …
Publication date: 07-09-2018Zoonosis monitoring: from identification to response
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/zoonosis-monitoring-from-identification-to-response… is also working on methods to recognise zoonoses and assess risks quickly. In addition, RIVM is developing a knowledge …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Privacy statement for the implementation of tasks legally assigned to RIVM for the purpose of infectious disease control
https://www.rivm.nl/en/privacy/privacy-statement-implementation-tasks-legally-assigned-infectious-disease-control… disease with high-impact consequences and a major risk of spreading, such as measles. Doctors are required to … in a systematic manner. RIVM also uses data to identify risk factors and risk groups, research the effects of measures, and determine …
Publication date: 10-21-2025PhD research shows: ‘repeating vaccination promotes whooping cough resistance’
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/phd-research-shows-repeating-vaccination-promotes-whooping-cough-resistance… Among adults aged 50 years and older and people in certain risk groups with underlying health conditions, whooping …
Publication date: 05-30-2024State of Infectious Diseases 2024: notable continued increase in salmonella infections in the Netherlands
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/state-of-infectious-diseases-2024-notable-continued-increase-in-salmonella-infections-in… farms where salmonella was found. This increases the risk of people eating contaminated food and becoming ill. …
Publication date: 12-17-2025National Immunisation Programme: slightly more cases in 2022, but fewer than before the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/national-immunisation-programme-slightly-more-cases-in-2022-but-fewer-than-before-covid… Health Council of the Netherlands recommended inviting more risk groups for a flu vaccination, including pregnant women. …
Publication date: 11-23-2023Strengthening infectious disease surveillance
https://www.rivm.nl/en/infectious-disease-control/strengthening-infectious-disease-surveillance… severity of an infectious disease and the groups most at risk from that pathogen. Privacy is always a consideration …
Publication date: 01-29-2025Significantly fewer babies in Dutch ICUs thanks to injection against RSV
https://www.rivm.nl/en/news/significantly-fewer-babies-in-dutch-icus-thanks-to-injection-against-rsv… as early as possible. Very young children have the highest risk of ending up in hospital for RSV. The virus is …
Publication date: 02-16-2026