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You searched for these word(s): risk assessmentAntibiotics 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: 01-12-2026Research 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: 04-15-2024International 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: 01-29-2025EU 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: 02-03-2025Impetigo
https://www.rivm.nl/en/impetigo… washing your hands and good personal hygiene reduce the risk of impetigo. Try to avoid touching the blisters or … Impetigo is not dangerous for the unborn child. The risk of complications for pregnant women is usually no … Women who have recently given birth are at a higher risk of postpartum infection when exposed to this bacterium. …
Publication date: 10-02-2024Meningococcal 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: 07-09-2018Q&A about Group A Strep (GAS)
https://www.rivm.nl/en/group-a-strep-infections/qa-about-group-a-strep… people inhale the droplets, they could become infected. The risk of a serious infection is higher during or just after … not everyone becomes very ill. Some people have a higher risk of becoming ill from Group A Strep: family members of a …
Publication date: 12-15-2022Zoonosis 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: 10-21-2025State 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: 12-17-2025Strengthening 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: 01-29-2025